Etymology

renunciant

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Today it means: A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Latin renuntiāns
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  1. Latin · derived fromrenuntiāns
  2. English todayrenunciant

From Latin renuntiāns, present participle of renuntiāre.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
  • from 19th c. That renounces; renouncing.

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