abjuration

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
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊɹˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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.][1]
  2. A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.][1]
  3. The act of abjuring.

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Translations

References
  1. “abjuration” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
  • abjuration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

abjurer +‎ -ation, copying Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ab.ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

abjuration f (plural abjurations)

  1. (formal) The action of abjurer.

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