different between renouncement vs abjuration

English

Etymology

From Old French renoncement. Surface etymology is renounce +? -ment

Noun

renouncement (countable and uncountable, plural renouncements)

1. The act of renouncing.

   His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proven unpopular, did not help his candidacy.

English

Etymology

First attested around 1439. From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abi?r?ti? (“forswearing, abjuration”), from ab (“from, away from”) + i?r? (“swear or take an oath”), from i?s (“law, right, duty”). Compare French abjuration.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.d?????e?.?n?/, /?æb.d?????e?.?n?/, /?æb.d??????e?.?n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

abjuration (countable and uncountable, plural abjurations)

1. A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
2. A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17^th century.]
3. The act of abjuring.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• abjuration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

abjurer +? -ation, copying Latin abi?r?ti? (“forswearing, abjuration”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.?y.?a.sj??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

abjuration f (plural abjurations)

1. (formal) The action of abjurer.

Further reading

• “abjuration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).