foreswearing
Giving something up
Foreswearing is renouncing or rejecting something, often formally or under oath: He was foreswearing alcohol after his arrest.
The word carries weight—you foreswear things you once held or practiced, not things you never cared about.
To foreswear oneself is to commit perjury by swearing falsely.
Solemnly reject or recant
- repudiateReject as having no authority
- disavowDeny any association
- recantFormally withdraw a statement
- retractWithdraw something said
forsake · renounce · relinquish · abandon · reject · disown · eschew · disclaim
Habitual moderation in behavior
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- teetotalismTotal sobriety as principle
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
fasting · celibacy · chastity · abstaining · self-restraint · moderation · continence · puritanism
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- false oathDishonest sworn statement
- broken vowViolated solemn commitment
- broken promiseCommitment not honored
- betrayalBreaking of trust
bad faith · faithlessness · disloyalty · treachery · violation · breach · reneging · default
abjure
Solemnly reject or recant
- repudiateReject as having no authority
- disavowDeny any association
- recantFormally withdraw a statement
retract · forsake · renounce · relinquish · abandon · reject · disown · eschew · disclaim · abdicate
temperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- teetotalismTotal sobriety as principle
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
asceticism · fasting · celibacy · chastity · abstaining · self-restraint · moderation · continence · puritanism · austerity
perjury
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- false oathDishonest sworn statement
- broken vowViolated solemn commitment
- broken promiseCommitment not honored
betrayal · bad faith · faithlessness · disloyalty · treachery · violation · breach · reneging · default · perfidy
foreswearingvowing
Promising solemnly
affirming · avowing · professing · pledging · confirming
foreswearingvowing
Promising solemnly
swearing · pledging · oath-taking · promising · committing
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