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Abjuration

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n. The act of abjuring.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath.

n. A solemn recantation or renunciation.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of abjuring; a renunciation upon oath, or with great solemnity or strong asseveration: as, to take an oath of abjuration; an abjuration of heresy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Word Usage

"In some cases the abjuration was the only ceremony required; in others abjuration was followed by the imposition of hands or by unction, or both by the laying on of hands and by unction."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

disclaimer disavowal

Hyponym

withdrawal climb-down backdown

Form

Oath of Abjuration

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

disownment sustentation fealty recantation rescission retraction fresco judicature betrothment fellow-citizen