Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Old French renoncier (French renoncer), from Latin renūntiō. Doublet of renunciate.
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From Old French renoncier (French renoncer), from Latin renūntiō. Doublet of renunciate.
to renounce a title to land or to a throne
It is terrible to think of the power of the world even in a redeemed soul. Here was a maid who had drunk of the well of grace and tasted of God's mercies, and yet there were moments when she was ready to renounce her hope.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
This world I do renounce, and in your sights Shake patiently my great affliction off.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:
Time is running out, so I renounce a spin on a Class 387 for a fast run to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
His son Sidhartha had renounced material life and gone forth in search of enlightment. He received enlightment under a Bodhi tree at Gaya and became Buddha. Ashoka visited Gaya along with Upagupta and had darshan of Sambodhi.2012 May 18, Sri B. G. Ramesh, translated by Sri M. N. Suresh Kumar, Ashoka, Bangalore: Sapna Book House (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 14:
[…] some families renounced the use of a certain praenomen which had been disgraced by one of their name […]1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv:
He of my sons who fails to make it good, / By one rebellious act renounces to my blood.1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his son Charles administered on June 10.1870, William Dougal Christie, Memoir of John Dryden:
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nonrenouncing · unrenouncing · renouncer · renounceable · renouncement · renounce the world · unrenounced
announce · denounce · pronounce
forsay · disclaim · disavow · repudiate · disown · abjure · forswear · repudiate · renounce · wash one's hands of · disown · forsay · deny · forswear · atsake
ta துற (decline association with) · ru отступи́ться (abandon, forsake an action) · hu kitagad (decline association with) · es renunciar (give up) · ga tréig (abandon, forsake an action) · ro renunța (give up) · ru отве́ргнуть (decline association with) · sh odustati (give up) · cs vzdát se (surrender a right or trust) · ru отка́зываться (surrender a right or trust) · hu elhagy (abandon, forsake an action) · eo malkonfesi (decline association with) · nl verzaken (fail to follow suit for not having it) · ru отверга́ть (decline association with) · ro abandona (abandon, forsake an action) · de aufgeben (abandon, forsake an action) · it rinunciare (make renunciation) · zh 断绝关系 (decline association with) · de verleugnen (decline association with) · et lahti ütlema (decline association with) · no gi avkall (surrender a right or trust) · ar تَبَرَّأَ مِنْ (decline association with) · ru сдава́ть (give up) · bg предавам се (give up) · cs zříci se (give up) · it abdicare (give up) · no renonsere (abandon, forsake an action) · it abbandonare (abandon, forsake an action) · no renonsere (surrender a right or trust) · sh napustiti (abandon, forsake an action) · de desavouieren (decline association with) · it ricusare (decline association with) · ru сда́ть (give up) · ro lepăda (give up) · hu lemond (surrender a right or trust) · fi kieltää (decline association with) · no oppgi (give up) · es delejar (give up) · bg правя ренонс (fail to follow suit for not having it) · sh otkazati (decline association with) · de abstreiten (decline association with) · ru отка́зываться от (give up) · fi hylätä (abandon, forsake an action) · hu felad (abandon, forsake an action) · cs zavrhnout (decline association with) · ta துற (abandon, forsake an action) · fi luovuttaa (give up) · la renuntio (decline association with) · eo rezigni (give up) · hu abbahagy (abandon, forsake an action) · no avsverge (decline association with) · no forsake (give up) · az danmaq (decline association with) · fi luopua (abandon, forsake an action) · cs zříci se (decline association with) · fi sakata (fail to follow suit for not having it) · ga tabhair suas (give up) · sh odustati (surrender a right or trust) · cs zříci se (surrender a right or trust) · cmn 放棄 /放弃 (give up) · cs vzdát se (give up) · hu felad (give up) · ro renunța (decline association with) · txb ār- (abandon, forsake an action) · cs zřeknout se (surrender a right or trust) · sh dići ruke (abandon, forsake an action) · ta துற (give up) · it arrendersi (surrender a right or trust) · no fornekte (decline association with) · bg изоставям (abandon, forsake an action) · nl opgeven (give up) · cs zřeknout se (give up) · it rinunciare (give up) · hu megszüntet (abandon, forsake an action) · hu megtagad (abandon, forsake an action) · de verzichten (make renunciation) · es renunciar a (give up) · da give afkald (make renunciation) · bg отричам се (decline association with) · ru отрека́ться (decline association with) · ru отказа́ться (surrender a right or trust) · de aufgeben (give up) · fi luopua (surrender a right or trust) · cs zapudit (decline association with) · es abrenunciar (give up) · de verzichten (surrender a right or trust) · zh 斷絕 /断绝關係 /关系 (decline association with) · sh predati se (surrender a right or trust) · gd àicheidh (decline association with) · hu lemond (abandon, forsake an action) · sv avsäga sig (give up) · nl verzaken (aan) (make renunciation) · sa जहाति (abandon, forsake an action) · ru отступа́ться (abandon, forsake an action) · vi từ bỏ (give up) · hu leköszön (give up) · sa जहाति (decline association with) · sga do·beir druimm fri (abandon, forsake an action) · de nichts mehr wissen wollen (decline association with) · fi antaa periksi (give up) · hu lemond (give up) · ru отказа́ться от (give up) · cs zřeknout se (decline association with) · fi mitätöidä (make renunciation) · no frasi (surrender a right or trust) · ru отре́чься (decline association with) · bg отказвам се (give up) · no gi avkall (abandon, forsake an action) · hu felhagy (abandon, forsake an action)