renunciant

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noun

A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.

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renunciaterenunciativeself-abnegatingself-denyingnonindulgentstrict
OriginLatin renuntiāns →
First used 18th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounrenunciant (plural renunciants)

plural renunciants

  1. A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.First known use 18th c.

    The stereotypical image of the Jain renunciant is a monk (or possibly nun) dutifully sweeping the ground gently before him with a small broom […].

    2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 10
adjectiverenunciant (comparative more renunciant, superlative most renunciant)

comparative more renunciant · superlative most renunciant

  1. That renounces; renouncing.First known use 19th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

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renunciate
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renunciate

adjectiveused especially of behavior

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renunciativeself-abnegatingself-denyingnonindulgentstrict
Also see
renunciaterenunciativeself-denying

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrenuntiāns
  2. Englishrenunciant

From Latin renuntiāns, present participle of renuntiāre.

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APA

renunciant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renunciant

MLA

“renunciant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renunciant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renunciant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renunciant.

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