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renouncing the world

renouncing the world is the present participle and gerund of renounce the world.

Meaning of renounce the world

Verb

renounce the world (third-person singular simple present renounces the world, present participle renouncing the world, simple past and past participle renounced the world)

  1. To withdraw from worldly society and pleasures in order to focus on a more spiritual life and goals.

Questions about renouncing the world

What is renouncing the world the present participle and gerund of?
Renouncing the world is the present participle and gerund of renounce the world.

Words near renouncing the world in the dictionary

  1. renounces
  2. renounces the world
  3. renouncest
  4. renounceth
  5. renouncing
  6. renouncing the world
  7. renourinary
  8. renourish
  9. renourished
  10. renourishes
  11. renourishing

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