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

A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Previous to suffering the penalty of his treason he made and signed a public abjuration, for the copy of which see Appendix E. Note 16.

From The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune by St. Clair, Francis

I was really in the designated church on the designated day, and I did there undergo a religious ceremony; but this ceremony was no hateful abjuration, but a very innocent conjugation.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

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