abrenunciation

English

Etymology

From either (Old French abrenonciation or from Late Latin abrenuntiatio), from Late Latin abrenuntiatus, abrenuntiatiō, from ab + renuntiatiō (“to renounce”).[1][2]

See abrenounce.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.ɹi.nʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

abrenunciation (plural abrenunciations)

(archaic) Absolute renunciation; repudiation; retraction. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.][1]
- 1842, Fuller, The Church History of Britain:
  an abrenunciation of that truth which he so long had professed, and still believed

Translations

absolute renunciation; repudiation

Dutch: verzaking (nl) m, herroeping m

Portuguese: abrenúncio m

References

“abrenunciation” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5

[SOED-1] “abrenunciation” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

[WI3-2] Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5