abjuration

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In accusations of heresy, supported by evidence, however, no one could be admitted to abjuration who did not confess that of which he was accused.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

He was appointed librarian of the Vatican by Innocent X., and was sent to Innsbruck by Alexander VII. to receive Queen Christina’s abjuration of Protestantism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

And certainly, since the great day of the abjuration of King Philip II in the year 1581, the country had not passed through any such violent crisis as it was now facing.

From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

After abjuration, he was duly absolved and condemned to degradation from holy orders and imprisonment for life, in chains and on bread and water, in the inquisitorial prison of Carcassonne.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

The Bishop beckons to one of the registrars, who brings to him a parchment containing the formula of abjuration.

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne