Renouncementnoun
The act of renouncing.
Renouncementnoun
The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.
Renouncementnoun
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Renunciationnoun
the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid
Renunciationnoun
the resignation of an ecclesiastical office
Renunciationnoun
(legal) The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.
Renunciationnoun
(Christianity) In the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the Devil and all his works.
Renunciationnoun
The act of renouncing.
Renunciationnoun
Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right.
Renunciationnoun
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid;
Renunciationnoun
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Renunciationnoun
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Renunciationnoun
the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
Renunciation
Renunciation (or renouncing) is the act of rejecting something, especially if it is something that the renunciant has previously enjoyed or endorsed. In religion, renunciation often indicates an abandonment of pursuit of material comforts, in the interests of achieving spiritual enlightenment.