Associations to the word «Renunciation»

Wiktionary

RENUNCIATION, noun. The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid
RENUNCIATION, noun. The resignation of an ecclesiastical office

Dictionary definition

RENUNCIATION, noun. Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated".
RENUNCIATION, noun. The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes).
RENUNCIATION, noun. An act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned.
RENUNCIATION, noun. The act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.).

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne