Associations to the word «Abjuration»

Wiktionary

ABJURATION, noun. A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABJURATION, noun. A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.]
ABJURATION, noun. The act of abjuring.
ABJURATION OATH, noun. Alternative form of Oath of Abjuration
ABJURATION OATHS, noun. Plural of abjuration oath
ABJURATION OF THE REALM, noun. A solemn oath to leave and never return to the kingdom or realm.

Dictionary definition

ABJURATION, noun. A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King