renouncement

as inrefusal
as inrenunciation
as inquitclaim
as inrelinquishment
as intraversal
as inturndown
as indenial

Synonyms for renouncement

noun denial of responsibility; unwillingness

Antonyms for renouncement

refusal

noun. denial of responsibility; unwillingness

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Old French renoncier "give up, cede" (12c., Modern French renoncer), from Latin renuntiare "bring back word; proclaim; protest against, renounce," from re- "against" (see re-) + nuntiare "to report, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Related: Renounced; renouncing.

Example Sentences for renouncement

She showed him her renouncement of Rosser, and sent it forth to post.

An allusion, presumably, to the renouncement of wine made by Bbur and some of his followers in 933 AH.

This line shews that Bburs renouncement was of wine only; he continued to eat confections (majn).

Of course the sacrifice is partially a communion; but it is also, and no less essentially, a gift and an act of renouncement.

The first is the renouncement of riches and worldly honors; the second is the renouncement of profane desires.

I had accepted your own renouncement of the legacy in good part, but now, please believe me, it shall be yours to-morrow.

He stood aghast at this snap of their great bond, at the renouncement that rang out in the word she so expressively sounded.

Now that he had come she felt neither the delight of realised expectation nor the final peace of renouncement.

But the stress of the whole strange seizure, wrench and renouncement had told on him mentally and physically.

“I think the impossible lesson to learn would be renouncement,” said Hadria.

renouncement

Synonyms for renouncement

Antonyms for renouncement

More words related to renouncement

denial

quitclaim

refusal

relinquishment

renunciation

traversal