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/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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.]
2. A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17^th century.]
3. The act of abjuring.

Derived terms

• abjuration oath
• abjuration of the realm
• Oath of Abjuration

 

Translations

a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath

• Belarusian: аб'юрацыя f (abʺjuracyja)
• Dutch: afzwering (nl), herroeping (nl) m
• French: abjuration (fr) f
• Georgian: უარყოფა (uarq̇opa), ხელის აღება (xelis aɣeba), უარის თქმა (uaris tkma)
• German: Abjuration (de) f, Abschwörung f, Abschwören n
• Polish: abiuracja (pl) f (obsolete)
• Portuguese: abjuração f
• Russian: отрече́ние (ru) n (otrečénije), абъюрация (ru) f (abʺjuracija)
• Swedish: avsvärjelse (sv) c, avsvärjning (sv) c
• Ukrainian: зре́чення n (zréčennja), аб'юра́ція (uk) f (abʺjurácija)

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/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

abjuration f (plural abjurations)

1. (formal) the action of abjurer

Further reading

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