abjuration
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested around 1439. From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”), from ab (“from, away from”) + iūrō (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”). Compare French abjuration.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.d͡ʒʊɹˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
abjuration (countable and uncountable, plural abjurations)
- A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.][1]
- The act of abjuring.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a solemn recantation or renunciation on oath
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abjuration”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
- “abjuration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
From abjurer + -ation, copying Latin abiūrātiōnem (“forswearing, abjuration”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abjuration f (plural abjurations)
Further reading edit
- “abjuration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.