abjure
Solemnly give up
Abjure is to formally renounce or reject something previously held—a belief, a claim, a right, an allegiance: He abjured his former political views.
The word carries weight; to abjure isn't casual rejection but solemn repudiation, often public.
It appears in legal and religious contexts where oaths matter: She abjured her citizenship, The heretic was forced to abjure his teachings.
Reject under oath
- repudiateReject as having no authority
- disavowDeny any association
- recantFormally withdraw a statement
- retractWithdraw something said
relinquish · abandon · disclaim · disown · renounce · abnegate · apostatize · defect
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- swornBound by formal promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
covenant · affirmation · avowal · testimony · affidavit · forswear · recantation · declaration
Habitual moderation in behavior
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- restraintControl over impulses
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
asceticism · abstinence · eschew · forgo · relinquish · refrain · desist · avoid
Trial venue or sports surface
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- affidavitSworn written statement
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- notarizeOfficially certify documents
witness · jurisprudence · adjudicate · statute · decree · annul · nullify · void
Serious and dignified
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- decorumFitting social conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
formality · solemnity · gravity · seriousness · official · proclamation · declaration · pronouncement
forswear
Reject under oath
- repudiateReject as having no authority
- disavowDeny any association
- recantFormally withdraw a statement
retract · relinquish · abandon · disclaim · disown · renounce · abnegate · apostatize · defect · withdraw
pledge
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- swornBound by formal promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
fealty · covenant · affirmation · avowal · testimony · affidavit · forswear · recantation · declaration · troth
temperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- restraintControl over impulses
renunciation · asceticism · abstinence · eschew · forgo · relinquish · refrain · desist · avoid · shun
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- affidavitSworn written statement
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
notarize · witness · jurisprudence · adjudicate · statute · decree · annul · nullify · void · revoke
solemn
Serious and dignified
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- decorumFitting social conduct
protocol · formality · solemnity · gravity · seriousness · official · proclamation · declaration · pronouncement