renunciant
renunciant noun: a person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
Noun
renunciant (plural renunciants)
- A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
- The stereotypical image of the Jain renunciant is a monk (or possibly nun) dutifully sweeping the ground gently before him with a small broom […].2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 10
Adjective
renunciant (comparative more renunciant, superlative most renunciant)
- That renounces; renouncing.
Synonyms of renunciant
Forms of renunciant
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | renunciants |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more renunciant |
| superlative | most renunciant |
Origin of renunciant
From Latin renuntiāns, present participle of renuntiāre.
Questions about renunciant
- What does renunciant mean?
- Renunciant means a person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
- What part of speech is renunciant?
- Renunciant can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of renunciant?
- The plural of renunciant is renunciants.
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