renunciation
Giving something up
Renunciation is the formal rejection or abandonment of something—a claim, right, belief, or way of life.
The word carries weight: you don't renounce trivial things.
A prince might issue a renunciation of his claim to the throne.
Religious converts may make a renunciation of their former faith.
His renunciation of violence was complete.
The act implies deliberate, often public, giving up.
Formal refusal to accept
- disavowalRejection of connection
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
retraction · disclaimer · refusal · negation · disowning · revocation · contradiction · refutation
Severe self-denial practice
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
celibacy · chastity · fasting · austerity · piety · purification · meditation · enlightenment
Abandoning one's loyalty
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
betrayal · disaffection · estrangement · dereliction · conversion · treason · rebellion · schism
Formal giving up
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
withdrawal · resignation · departure · cessation · vacating · dispossession · divestment · discharge
Something presented or given
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- oblationReligious gift offering
immolation · devotion · atonement · penance · consecration · dedication · abstinence · martyrdom
Freedom from emotional bias
- nonattachmentFreedom from emotional clinging
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- indifferenceLack of interest
aloofness · disengagement · unconcern · withdrawal · impartiality · neutrality · objectivity · serenity
Absence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- releaseTo let go
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
unshackling · deliverance · self-determination · unburdening · disentanglement · escape · sovereignty · unfettering
repudiation
Formal refusal to accept
- disavowalRejection of connection
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
recantation · retraction · disclaimer · refusal · negation · disowning · revocation · contradiction · refutation · dismissal
asceticism
Severe self-denial practice
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
detachment · celibacy · chastity · fasting · austerity · piety · purification · meditation · enlightenment · dharma
defection
Abandoning one's loyalty
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
faithlessness · betrayal · disaffection · estrangement · dereliction · conversion · treason · rebellion · schism · backsliding
relinquishment
Formal giving up
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
desertion · withdrawal · resignation · departure · cessation · vacating · dispossession · divestment · discharge · jettison
offering
Something presented or given
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
oblation · immolation · devotion · atonement · penance · consecration · dedication · abstinence · martyrdom · self-abnegation
dispassion
Freedom from emotional bias
- nonattachmentFreedom from emotional clinging
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
indifference · aloofness · disengagement · unconcern · withdrawal · impartiality · neutrality · objectivity · serenity · composure
freedom
Absence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- releaseTo let go
- independenceFreedom from external control
autonomy · unshackling · deliverance · self-determination · unburdening · disentanglement · escape · sovereignty · unfettering
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- abstinencesobriety, celibacy, chastity, teetotalism, fasting
- declarationsdeclaration, declarations, proclamation, proclamations, announcements
- disclaimerswarning, fine print, notice, terms of use, waiver
- giving upgive up, giving up, quit, quitting, surrender
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
renunciationacquisition
Act of obtaining something
claiming · retention · appropriation · seizure · keeping
renunciationembrace
Hold closely in arms
embracement · adoption · espousal · acceptance · affirmation
renunciationindulgence
Yielding to desire
self-indulgence · gratification · hedonism · self-gratification · worldliness