Renunciation Definition & Meaning

renunciation
noun
  1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
  2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
  3. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
  4. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

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