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English
Etymology
First attested around 1439. From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”), from ab (“from, away from”) + iūrō (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”). Compare French abjuration.
Pronunciation
Noun
abjuration (countable and uncountable, plural abjurations)
- A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
- The act of abjuring.
Derived terms
Translations
a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abjuration”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
French
Etymology
From abjurer + -ation, copying Latin abiūrātiōnem (“forswearing, abjuration”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abjuration f (plural abjurations)
- (formal) the action of abjurer
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