renunciation

see definition of renunciation

nounabandonment, rejection

Synonyms for renunciation

noun abandonment, rejection

Antonyms for renunciation

abdication

noun. relinquishment

abjuration

noun. retraction

abnegation

noun. denial, renouncement of something

abstinence

noun. restraint from desires, especially physical desires

denial

noun. dismissal, refusal of belief in

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "action of renouncing," from Latin renuntiationem (nominative renuntiatio), noun of action from past participle stem of renuntiare "renounce" (see renounce).

Example Sentences forrenunciation

It was through her renunciation that he had grown so strong, so pure, so good.

She had wept only in the struggle of obedience and the renunciation of passion.

The renunciation, the conquest of sex—it is this that must be gained.

He talked of renunciation, but it was with an anguish so keen as to make me wince for him who felt it.

There is no halt to be looked for, no tranquillity in renunciation and wilful blindness.

She had accomplished a hideous act of renunciation and returned to the One.

I can only tell you what I know—that there is no way of peace but the way of renunciation.

If I had been weak, I should have groaned aloud in the agony of renunciation.

Zora knows this glimmering light is not love, but renunciation.

It cost the other woman an effort of renunciation, but she was steadfast to her secret purpose.