abjuration

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The obstacle in the way of Huss’s abjuration lay not so much in the heresies which he had taught, as in those which he had not taught.

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

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

The vow of perpetual seclusion comprises a renunciation of the pleasures and business of life, an abnegation of the claims of consanguinity, friendship and society; and an abjuration of all filial, parental and natural affection.

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

He escaped the massacre of St Bartholomew on the 24th of August by a feigned abjuration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various