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renunciation

[ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee-] / rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /


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Humanity could recover its moral bearings and pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons and the renunciation of war, or accept the inevitability that such man-made forces would ultimately abolish most or all of us.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

A patchwork of statutes and treaties already offered about two-thirds of Native Americans citizenship, sometimes in exchange for land allotments that fractured reservations, gestures of assimilation, military service and even the renunciation of tribal traditions.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Often described as Islamic mysticism, Sufism - which her husband says he has been interested in for more than three decades - emphasises the inner search for God and the renunciation of worldly matters.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

“Songs of Surrender” is an act of renunciation, drastically scaling down songs that once strove to shake entire stadiums.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

But it took two to make a renunciation, just as it took two to make love, or to make a quarrel.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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