'Renunciation' definitions:

Definition of 'renunciation'

(from WordNet)
noun
Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" [syn: repudiation, renunciation]
noun
The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: apostasy, renunciation, defection]
noun
An act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned [syn: renunciation, renouncement]
noun
The act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: renunciation, forgoing, forswearing]

Definition of 'Renunciation'

From: GCIDE
  • Renunciation \Re*nun`ci*a"tion\ (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.]
  • 1. The act of renouncing. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment. [1913 Webster]