abjuring
Solemnly giving up
Abjuring is renouncing or rejecting something formally and emphatically, often under oath or as a solemn declaration.
The word carries weight—you don't abjure casual preferences but serious commitments: abjuring one's citizenship, abjuring violence, abjuring a former faith.
It implies a definitive break rather than gradual drift.
Formal surrender of claim
- forswearingFormally rejecting or abandoning
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
- disowningFormally rejecting association
abnegation · relinquishment · eschewal · repudiation · disavowal · rejection · abandonment · retraction
Solemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- promiseCommitment to act
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
- swearingProfane speech or vows
affirmation · covenant · declaration · fealty · allegiance · troth · avowal · commitment
Guilt for wrongdoing
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
compunction · self-reproach · guilt · shame · sorrow · redemption · absolution · amends
renunciation
Formal surrender of claim
- forswearingFormally rejecting or abandoning
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
disowning · abnegation · relinquishment · eschewal · repudiation · disavowal · rejection · abandonment · retraction · revocation
vow
Solemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- promiseCommitment to act
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
swearing · affirmation · covenant · declaration · fealty · allegiance · troth · avowal · commitment · bond
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
atonement · compunction · self-reproach · guilt · shame · sorrow · redemption · absolution · amends · reconciliation
solemn
Serious and dignified
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
legal · sworn · public · witnessed · formal · binding · documented · notarized · decreed · proclaimed
- repudiatingrenouncing, disclaiming, rejecting, disavowing, disowning
abjuringmaintaining
Keeping in condition
continuing · clinging to · keeping · retaining · preserving