abjuration

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From his Catharan bishop he received absolution for his oath of abjuration, and was received back into the sect.

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

Henry IV., after his victories, his abjuration, and his coronation, caused a cross to be erected in Rome, with the following inscription: In hoc signa vincis.

From Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works by Foote, G. W. (George William)

A private auto-da-f� was celebrated in the hall of the tribunal, in which M. Tournon appeared without the san-benito, and signed his abjuration, with a promise never again to attend the assemblies of the freemasons.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The vow of poverty embraced an unqualified abjuration of all right to acquire or hold individual property, but granted the privilege of owning property in a corporate capacity.

From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by Alberger, John