- abjuration
- /aebjareyshan/A renunciation or abandonment by or upon oath. The renunciation under oath of one's citizenship or some other right or privilege.See also abjure
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abjuration — [ abʒyrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1492; lat. abjuratio ♦ Action d abjurer. ⇒ apostasie. L abjuration d Henri IV, de la religion protestante par Henri IV. ● abjuration nom féminin (latin ecclésiastique abjuratio, reniement) Action d abjurer une religion, une … Encyclopédie Universelle
Abjuration — • A denial, disavowal, or renunciation under oath Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abjuration Abjuration † … Catholic encyclopedia
abjuration — I verb abandonment, defection, denial, disaffirmation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disownment, forswearing, recall, recantation, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, retraction, revocation, revokement… … Law dictionary
Abjuration — Ab ju*ra tion, n. [L. abjuratio: cf. F. abjuration.] 1. The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Abjuration — (lat.), Abschwörung; Abjurationseid (Oath of abjuration), seit Wilhelm III. engl. Beamteneid zur Anerkennung der staatsrechtlich festgestellten Erbfolge … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Abjuration — Abjuration, s. Abschwörung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Abjuration — Abjuration, Abschwörung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
abjuration — (n.) mid 15c., from L. abjurationem (nom. abjuratio) a denying on oath, noun of action from pp. stem of abjurare (see ABJURE (Cf. abjure)) … Etymology dictionary
abjuration — (ab ju ra sion) s. f. Action d abjurer, se dit et de celui qui abjure et de la chose abjurée. L abjuration de Henri IV. L abjuration du calvinisme par ce prince. L abjuration du christianisme par Porphyre. L abjuration qu il fit de ses plus… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Abjuration — For the Dungeons and Dragons Spell School, see Magic of Dungeons Dragons#Arcane magic. Abjuration is the solemn repudiation, abandonment, or renunciation by or upon oath, often the renunciation of citizenship or some other right or privilege. (It … Wikipedia
