renunciation
(noun)
noun
1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
Similar word(s): repudiation
Definition categories: communication, rejection
2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Similar word(s): apostasy, defection
Definition categories: state, rejection
3. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Similar word(s): renouncement
Definition categories: communication, resignation
4. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
Similar word(s): forgoing, forswearing
Definition categories: act, rejection
Sentences with renunciation as a noun:
- The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
- The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.