Renunciation

/ɹɪnˌʌnsɪˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ɹɪˌnənsiˈeɪʃən/

Renunciation

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

synonyms : forgoing

an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

synonyms : apostasy

Examples

1. The asceticism of a Benedictine monastery is renunciation of self in favor of the community.

2. But his world renunciation has imbued him with power.

3. It requires a renunciation of the will to mastery.

4. It's the absolute renunciation of the axiom that familiarity breeds contempt.