abjuration
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The National Covenant of 1637 was an amplification of the previous Confessions, containing in addition an abjuration of Episcopal Church-government, as the King's Confession did of Popery.
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John
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
Previous to suffering the penalty of his treason he made and signed a public abjuration, for the copy of which see Appendix E. Note 16.
From The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune by St. Clair, Francis
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
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
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