abjure

  • 41bjure — abjure …

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  • 42Abjured — Abjure Ab*jure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abjuring}.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See {Jury}.] 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to… …

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  • 43Abjuring — Abjure Ab*jure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abjuring}.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See {Jury}.] 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to… …

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  • 44adjure — abjure, adjure Abjure means ‘to renounce on oath’ • (He had abjured, he thought, all superstitions Iris Murdoch, 1985) and to abjure one s country (or realm) is to swear to abandon it for ever. It is also used in the weakened sense ‘to renounce’… …

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  • 46abjuration — abjure ► VERB formal ▪ swear to give up (a belief or claim). DERIVATIVES abjuration noun. ORIGIN Latin abjurare, from jurare swear …

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  • 47abjurer — [ abʒyre ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1327; lat. abjurare ♦ Relig. Abandonner solennellement (une opinion religieuse). ⇒ renier. Abjurer l hérésie. Absolt Renoncer solennellement à la religion qu on professait. « Le 25 juillet 1593, Henri IV… …

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  • 48abjuration — [ abʒyrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1492; lat. abjuratio ♦ Action d abjurer. ⇒ apostasie. L abjuration d Henri IV, de la religion protestante par Henri IV. ● abjuration nom féminin (latin ecclésiastique abjuratio, reniement) Action d abjurer une religion, une …

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  • 49Renounce — Re*nounce (r[ e]*nouns ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Renounced} ( nounst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Renouncing} ( noun s?ng).] [F. renoncer, L. renuntiare to bring back word, announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. re re + nuntiare to announce, fr. nuncius …

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  • 50Renounced — Renounce Re*nounce (r[ e]*nouns ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Renounced} ( nounst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Renouncing} ( noun s?ng).] [F. renoncer, L. renuntiare to bring back word, announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. re re + nuntiare to announce, fr …

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