abjuration
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The vow of perpetual seclusion comprises a renunciation of the pleasures and business of life, an abnegation of the claims of consanguinity, friendship and society; and an abjuration of all filial, parental and natural affection.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by Alberger, John
It did not, of course, contain the abjuration of Episcopal Church-government.
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John
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
The Bishop beckons to one of the registrars, who brings to him a parchment containing the formula of abjuration.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne
And certainly, since the great day of the abjuration of King Philip II in the year 1581, the country had not passed through any such violent crisis as it was now facing.
From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
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