renouncement

Example Sentences

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But according to Meyer, this wasn’t a renouncement of the Jewish religion.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

The “Megxit,” involving Prince Harry and his American-born wife Meghan Markle’s renouncement of royalty, has attracted massively more press attention than Brexit.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2020

He argues that the cuts, and the deterioration of the National Health Service, represent a renouncement of Britain’s historical debts.

From New York Times • May 28, 2018

A series of communications about renditions is dated after Libya's 2004 renouncement of its weapons program.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2011

Far the best part of the work, both musically and dramatically, is the prologue, which tells of the love of Savonarola for Clarice, of her marriage, and of his renouncement of the world.

From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by Fuller-Maitland, J. A.