renunciation meaning and definition

RENUNCIATION noun

Definition of renunciation (noun)

1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
   • "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
   • synonyms: repudiation
2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
   • synonyms: apostasy, defection
3. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
   • synonyms: renouncement
4. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
   • synonyms: forgoing, forswearing