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noun/rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
/rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
(formal)- [uncountable, countable] an act of stating publicly that you no longer believe something or that you are giving something up
- the renunciation of violence
- the total renunciation of the use of force
- [uncountable] the act of rejecting physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons synonym self-denial see also renounce
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin renuntiatio(n-), from Latin renuntiare ‘protest against’, from re- (expressing reversal) + nuntiare ‘announce’.
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