abjuration
nounUK /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ · US /ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/
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.
1
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
2
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
3
The act of abjuring.
- Derived terms
- abjuration oath, abjuration of the realm, Oath of Abjuration