abjuration

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UK/ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/US/ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

noun

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

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retractionrecantation
OriginMiddle English abjuracioun ← Latin abiūrātiō →
UncommonFirst used First attested around 1350 to 1470.Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounabjuration (countable and uncountable, plural abjurations)

plural abjurations

  1. countableuncountableA solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.First known use First attested around 1350 to 1470.
  2. countableuncountableA repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.First known use Mid 17ᵗʰ century.
  3. countableuncountableThe act of abjuring.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Similar
retractionrecantation
Broader
disavowaldisclaimer
Also see
abandonmentrecantationretraction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinabiūrātiō“forswearing, abjuration”
  2. Middle Englishabjuracioun
  3. Englishabjuration

First attested around 1439. From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”), from ab (“from, away from”) + iūrō (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”). Compare French abjuration.

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Translations

Dutch afzwering, herroeping
  • afzweringa solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
  • herroepinga solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
Finnish hylkääminen
  • hylkääminena solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
French abjuration
  • abjurationa solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
German Abjuration, Abschwörung
  • Abjurationa solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
  • Abschwörunga solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
  • Abschwörena solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
Italian abiura
  • abiuraa solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
Polish abiuracja
  • abiuracjaa solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
Portuguese abjuração
  • abjuraçãoa solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
Russian отрече́ние, абъюрация
  • отрече́ние (otrečénije)a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
  • абъюрация (abʺjuracija)a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
Swedish avsvärjelse, avsvärjning
  • avsvärjelsea solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
  • avsvärjninga solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
Ukrainian зре́чення, аб'юра́ція
  • зре́чення (zréčennja)a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
  • аб'юра́ція (abʺjurácija)a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abjuration

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Cite this entry
APA

abjuration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjuration

MLA

“abjuration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjuration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abjuration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjuration.

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