noun · countable / uncountable · rare

abjuration

abjuration · abjurations

зречення, аб'юрація

отречение, абъюрация

Abjuration, Abschwörung, Abschwören

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

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

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
Abjuration, Abschwörung, Abschwören
отрече́ниеotrečénije, абъюрацияabʺjuracija
зре́ченняzréčennja, аб'юра́ціяabʺjurácija
(countable, uncountable)A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
(countable, uncountable)The act of abjuring.

More definitions

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath:

Русский

By meaning 1

a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath:

Origin

First attested around 1439. From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abiūrātiō (“forswe

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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