abjuration
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It did not, of course, contain the abjuration of Episcopal Church-government.
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John
The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
If this were duly attended to, he could always be handed over to the secular arm without a hearing in case of relapse, except when the abjuration had been for light suspicion.
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
Sibylla, wife of Bernard Borell, had been forced to confession and abjuration in 1305.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
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