abjuration

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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 17^th century.]^[1]
3. The act of abjuring.

• “abjuration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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

• IPA^(key): /ab.ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

abjuration f (plural abjurations)

1. (formal) the action of abjurer

• “abjuration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.