renouncement
Giving something up
Renouncement is the act of renouncing—formally giving up a claim, right, or belief: His renouncement of the throne shocked the nation.
The word overlaps entirely with renunciation, which is more common.
Renouncement tends to emphasize the moment of giving up, while renunciation may suggest the ongoing state.
Refusal to accept reality
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
retraction · disclaimer · disownment · forswearing · refusal · revocation · negation · disaffirmation
Act of leaving permanently
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
cession · yielding · waiver · forfeiture · giving up · letting go · release · handover
Absence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
detachment · disentanglement · extrication · letting go · relief · shedding · catharsis · purification
Restraining one's own desires
- offeringSomething presented or given
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
fasting · penance · atonement · altruism · oblation · martyrdom · selflessness · immolation
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
recantation · retraction · disclaimer · disownment · forswearing · refusal · revocation · negation · disaffirmation · withdrawal
abandonment
Act of leaving permanently
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
surrender · cession · yielding · waiver · forfeiture · giving up · letting go · release · handover · concession
freedom
Absence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
unburdening · detachment · disentanglement · extrication · letting go · relief · shedding · catharsis · purification · cleansing
self-denial
Restraining one's own desires
- offeringSomething presented or given
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
abstinence · fasting · penance · atonement · altruism · oblation · martyrdom · selflessness · immolation · consecration
- expressions of disassociationnot my problem, none of my business, count me out, leave me out, not affiliated
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
renouncementacceptance
Consent to receive
embrace · embracement · adoption · espousal · embracing
renouncementacquisition
Act of obtaining something
claiming · assertion · assumption · appropriation · taking
renouncementindulgence
Yielding to desire
self-indulgence · gratification · hedonism · indulging · pursuit
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