abjuration
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He escaped the massacre of St Bartholomew on the 24th of August by a feigned abjuration.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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
Much to her merit, in the eyes of Gregory, arose from her abjuration of Arianism, and the patronage she extended to religious houses.
He was appointed librarian of the Vatican by Innocent X., and was sent to Innsbruck by Alexander VII. to receive Queen Christina’s abjuration of Protestantism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
In accusations of heresy, supported by evidence, however, no one could be admitted to abjuration who did not confess that of which he was accused.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
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jur, jus, List 1
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