abjuration

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Synonyms: adjuration, abjugation, objuration, aberration, objurgation, obturation, juration, obduration, auguration, abberation, abjunction

Antonyms: adjuration, abjugation, objuration, aberration, objurgation, obturation, juration, obduration, auguration, abberation, abjunction

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Noun

1. A solemn [[recantation]] or [[renunciation]] on oath; as, an '''abjuration''' of [[heresy]]. {{defdate|First attested around 1350 to 1470.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=5}}</ref>
2. A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. {{defdate|Mid 17^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. The act of [[abjure|abjuring]].

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