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Webster 1913 Edition
Abjuration
Abˊju-ra′tion
,Noun.
[L.
abjuratio
: cf. F. abjuration
.] 1.
The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath;
as,
. abjuration
of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return2.
A solemn recantation or renunciation;
as, an
. abjuration
of heresyOath of abjuration
, an oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the Pretender.
Brande & C.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abjuration
ABJURA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of abjuring; a renunciation upon oath; as 'an abjuration of the realm,' by which a person swears to leave the country, and never to return. It is used also for the oath of renunciation. Formerly in England, felons, taking refuge in a church, and confessing their guilt, could not be arrested and tried, but might save their lives by abjuring the realm; that is by taking an oath to quit the kingdom forever.2.
A rejection or denial with solemnity; a total abandonment; as 'an abjuration of heresy.'Definition 2024
abjuration
abjuration
English
Noun
abjuration (plural abjurations)
- A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.][1]
- The act of abjuring.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
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References
- 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5
- abjuration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913