abjuration

Noun

Meaning

The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.

A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

retraction recantation retirement surrender withdrawal resignation rejection refusal contradiction cancellation denial abandonment negation abdication annulment

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Antonyms

liberty leave authority agreement freedom approval

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Hypernyms

disclaimer disavowal

Hyponyms

withdrawal climb-down backdown

Phrases with the word

abjuration of containing abjuration

Examples

He was forced to make a public recantation and was burned in effigy at the Church of St Nicholas as a sign of his abjuration. Source: Internet

The court substituted a different abjuration in the official record. Source: Internet

The illiterate defendant signed an abjuration document that she did not understand under threat of immediate execution. Source: Internet

Third Session (September 28, 787) — Other bishops having made their abjuration, were received into the council. Source: Internet

For instance, Abjuration Spells like Blade Ward and Resistance can boost Saving Throws against certain attacks. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abjunct abjunction abjunctive abjuration oath abjuration of abjuration of the realm