abjuration

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A private auto-da-f� was celebrated in the hall of the tribunal, in which M. Tournon appeared without the san-benito, and signed his abjuration, with a promise never again to attend the assemblies of the freemasons.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

Doubts, however, as to the genuineness of his abjuration again troubled the Kirk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

His abjuration was read to him; he acknowledged it; he said it had been extorted by the dread of fire.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

From his Catharan bishop he received absolution for his oath of abjuration, and was received back into the sect.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

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.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah