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 === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === abjuration (countable and uncountable, plural abjurations) A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.] The act of abjuring. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “abjuration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From abjurer +‎ -ation, copying Latin abiūrātiōnem (“forswearing, abjuration”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ === Noun === abjuration f (plural abjurations) (formal) the action of abjurer === Further reading === “abjuration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012