RENUNCIATION


Meaning of RENUNCIATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən ]

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-ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌā-tiv adjective

• re·nun·ci·a·to·ry -sē-ə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

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