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renunciation

noun
🔊/rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
🔊/rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] an act of stating publicly that you no longer believe something or that you are giving something up声明摒弃；宣布放弃
    • the renunciation of violence放弃使用暴力的声明
    • the total renunciation of the use of force完全放弃使用武力
  2. [uncountable] the act of rejecting physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons弃绝物质享受；克己；禁欲 synonym self-denial
    3. see also renounce
    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin renuntiatio(n-), from Latin renuntiare ‘protest against’, from re- (expressing reversal) + nuntiare ‘announce’.