Meanings
nounabrenunciation (plural abrenunciations)
plural abrenunciations
- archaicAbsolute renunciation; repudiation; retraction.First known use First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century.
an abrenunciation of that truth which he so long had professed, and still believed
1842, Fuller, The Church History of Britain
Origin
- Late Latinabrenuntiatiō
- Late Latinabrenuntiatio
- Old Frenchabrenonciation
- Englishabrenunciation
From either Old French abrenonciation or from Late Latin abrenuntiatio, from Late Latin abrenuntiatiō, from ab + renuntiatiō (“to renounce”). * See abrenounce.
More words from Old French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch verzaking, herroeping
- verzakingabsolute renunciation; repudiation
- herroepingabsolute renunciation; repudiation
Polish abrenuncjacja
- abrenuncjacjaabsolute renunciation; repudiation
Portuguese abrenúncio
- abrenúncioabsolute renunciation; repudiation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with abrenunciation
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APA
abrenunciation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrenunciation
MLA
“abrenunciation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrenunciation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abrenunciation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrenunciation.
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