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renunciation
noun as in abandonment, rejection
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A patchwork of statutes and treaties already offered about two-thirds of Native Americans citizenship, sometimes in exchange for land allotments that fractured reservations, gestures of assimilation, military service and even the renunciation of tribal traditions.
This month, Lithuania hosted a conference on resisting economic pressure, and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said the aim of that action “is to crush the victims by forcing reversal and public renunciation of its policies.”
Her devotion to him required renunciation: She let go of her composing ambitions and gave over the majority of her schedule to performing his scores.
The office of Miss Japan organizers on Tuesday said that Shiino’s renunciation of the title was accepted and added that the slot for the 2024 winner would remain empty.
Often described as Islamic mysticism, Sufism - which her husband says he has been interested in for more than three decades - emphasises the inner search for God and the renunciation of worldly matters.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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