Renunciation Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-nŭnsē-āshən
A voluntary giving up
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. forswearing
  2. sacrifice
  3. abnegation
  4. renouncement
  5. self-denial
Antonyms:
  1. assertion
  2. allowance
  3. condonement
  4. approval
  5. reassertion
Denial
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. repudiation
  2. abandonment
  3. denial
  4. disclaimer
  5. disavowal
  6. abdication
  7. demission
  8. abjuration
  9. quitclaim
  10. abjurement
  11. apostasy
  12. relinquishment
  13. abnegation
  14. resignation
  15. surrender
  16. repeal
  17. disownment
  18. waiver
  19. forgoing
  20. forswearing
  21. rejection
  22. defection
The act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. forgoing
  2. forswearing

Words Related to Renunciation

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Renunciation Sentence Examples

  • These novels teach the moral of renunciation (Entsagung).

  • The second aspect of his influence is the doctrine of redemption of the soul from its sensual bonds, first by the medium of art and second by the path of renunciation and ascetic life.

  • Self-control and renunciation are the lessons which he preaches.

  • It must not, however, be forgotten that, in the negotiations at Sutri, Paschal had pride and independence enough to propose to the emperor the only solution of the conflict that was entirely logical and essentially Christian, namely, the renunciation by the Church of its temporal power and the renunciation by the lay lords of all intervention in elections and investitures - in other words, the absolute separation of the priesthood and the state.

  • They forced upon the king the Provisions of Oxford (1258), which placed the govern ment in the hands of a feudal oligarchy; they reduced expenditure, expelled the alien favourites from the kingdom, and insisted upon a final renunciation of the French claims. The king submitted for the moment, but at the first opportunity endeavoured to cancel his concessions.

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