renunciation
noun
re·nun·ci·a·tion
ri-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən 
: the act or practice of renouncing : repudiation
specifically
: ascetic self-denial
Examples of renunciation in a Sentence
the king's renunciation of the throne
Their vows include renunciation of all wealth.
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Saxon through acquisition; Piper through renunciation.
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January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The conclave takes place only in the event of the pope's death or renunciation for personal reasons.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Erdoğan may need Kurdish support to run again Some analysts have said public suggestions by Erdoğan's political allies that Ocalan, the 75-year-old PKK leader, could be released in return for a renunciation of violence, form part of an effort to woo Kurdish voters.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
Enacted after the Civil War as a renunciation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which held that Black people are not citizens of the U.S., the birthright citizenship clause has been relatively uncontested since 1868.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The conclave takes place only in the event of the pope's death or renunciation for personal reasons.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Erdoğan may need Kurdish support to run again Some analysts have said public suggestions by Erdoğan's political allies that Ocalan, the 75-year-old PKK leader, could be released in return for a renunciation of violence, form part of an effort to woo Kurdish voters.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
Enacted after the Civil War as a renunciation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford, which held that Black people are not citizens of the U.S., the birthright citizenship clause has been relatively uncontested since 1868.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renunciation
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“Renunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renunciation. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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renunciation
noun
re·nun·ci·a·tion
ri-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən
: the act or practice of renouncing
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renunciation
noun
re·nun·ci·a·tion
ri-ˌnən-sē-ˈā-shən
: the act or practice of renouncing
specifically
: the act of refusing to continue to acknowledge, recognize, or be bound by a contract or obligation : repudiation
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