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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: renuntiatio, from renuntiare; RENOUNCE

renunciation

 noun
     
re‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion [uncountable and countable]
formal when someone makes a formal decision to no longer believe in something, live in a particular way etc [↪ renounce]
renunciation of
Eastern Europe's renunciation of Communism
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