abjuration

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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

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

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

John Russell introduced a motion that the House should resolve itself into a committee to consider the mode of administering the oath of abjuration to persons professing the Jewish religion.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various