renouncer
One who abandons
A renouncer is someone who formally gives something up or disavows it—a claim, a belief, a right, or a way of life.
The term often appears in religious or philosophical contexts for those who abandon worldly attachments: The renouncer left behind family and possessions to seek enlightenment.
In legal contexts, a renouncer disclaims an inheritance or citizenship.
Person choosing total seclusion
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- fakirReligious ascetic mendicant
- anchoriteReligious recluse in enclosure
eremite · yogi · dervish · mendicant · recluse · solitary · anchoress · sadhu
Release from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- liberationRelease from constraint
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
awakening · dharma · karma · meditation · samadhi · satori · transcendence · nonattachment
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
withdrawal · separation · disengagement · aloofness · remoteness · monastery · ashram · cloister
Deliberate food avoidance
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
chastity · teetotalism · refraining · self-restraint · forbearance · nonindulgence · continence · austerity
Giving up something precious
- offeringSomething presented or given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oblationReligious gift offering
- altarSacred ritual table
consecration · penance · atonement · devotion · ordination · initiation · tonsure · votive
hermit
Person choosing total seclusion
anchorite · eremite · yogi · dervish · mendicant · recluse · solitary · anchoress · sadhu · contemplative
moksha
Release from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- liberationRelease from constraint
detachment · awakening · dharma · karma · meditation · samadhi · satori · transcendence · nonattachment · equanimity
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
hermitage · withdrawal · separation · disengagement · aloofness · remoteness · monastery · ashram · cloister · cave
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
celibacy · chastity · teetotalism · refraining · self-restraint · forbearance · nonindulgence · continence · austerity · puritanism
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
altar · consecration · penance · atonement · devotion · ordination · initiation · tonsure · votive · purification
- asceticsascetic, ascetics, hermit, hermits, recluse
- Buddhist Monasticismmonastery, monastery life, monastic life, monastic order, monastic vows
- Hindu asceticssadhu, swami, ascetic, yogi, renunciate
- Indian SagesChaitanya Mahaprabhu, sadhu, muni, seer, guru
- renounce the worldReject secular life entirely
renounce, renouncing, renounced, renounces, renouncement, renouncers