abjuration
UK/ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩//ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/
abjuration noun: a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
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.
abjuration meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
abjuration in Tamil
- உறுதி கூறி விலக்குதல், சபதத்தின்மேல் துறத்தல், சூளிட்டு மறுத்தல்
abjuration in Urdu
- حَلفاً دَست بَرداری, حَلفی اِنکار, دَستبَرداری, تَرک کامَل, سوگَند, حَلفیہ دَست بَرداری
abjuration in Malayalam
- ആവർത്തിച്ചു പറയൽ, ആണയിട്ട് ത്യജിക്കുക, ശപഥപൂർവ്വം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക, സത്യം ചെയ്ത് ത്യജിക്കുക
abjuration in Kannada
- ಶಪಥಪೂರ್ವಕ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ
Forms of abjuration
| plural | abjurations |
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Origin of abjuration
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.
Words formed from abjuration
Phrases with abjuration
Words that rhyme with abjuration
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Questions about abjuration
- What does abjuration mean?
- Abjuration means a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- What is abjuration in Tamil?
- Abjuration in Tamil is உறுதி கூறி விலக்குதல், சபதத்தின்மேல் துறத்தல், சூளிட்டு மறுத்தல். See Abjuration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is abjuration?
- Abjuration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abjuration?
- Abjuration is pronounced /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of abjuration?
- The plural of abjuration is abjurations.
Words near abjuration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abjuration (page history and authors); abjuration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abjuration (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abjuration (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abjuration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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