Noun: renunciation ri,nún-see'ey-shun
- The act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
"Her renunciation of the inheritance surprised the entire family";
- forgoing, forswearing
- Rejecting, disowning or disclaiming as invalid
"Congressional renunciation of the treaty that the President had negotiated";
- repudiation
- The state of having rejected your affiliation, religious or political beliefs, or principles (often in favour of opposing beliefs or causes)
"Her renunciation of her former political party was widely publicized";
- apostasy, defection
- An act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
"His public renunciation of his former beliefs shocked his followers";
- renouncement
Derived forms: renunciations
Type of: rejection, resignation
Encyclopedia: Renunciation