Found 2 items, similar to renunciation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: renunciation renunciation n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; “Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated” [syn: repudiation] 2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: apostasy, defection] 3: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned [syn: renouncement] 4: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: forgoing, forswearing]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Renunciation Renunciation \Re*nun`ci*a"tion\ (r?-n?n`s?-?“sh?n or -sh?-?”sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.] 1. The act of renouncing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. [1913 Webster] Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment. [1913 Webster]