n.
Pronunciation: ri- ˌ n ə n(t)-s ē - ' ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English renunciacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin renuntiation-, renuntiatio, from renuntiare to renounce
Date: 14th century
: the act or practice of renouncing : REPUDIATION specifically : ascetic self-denial
– re · nun · ci · a · tive \ ri- ' n ə n(t)-s ē - ˌ ā -tiv \ adjective
– re · nun · ci · a · to · ry \ -s ē - ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective