herroeping — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abjuration noun A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- annulment noun The act of officially cancelling something, especially a legal declaration that a marriage was never valid.
- retraction noun An official statement withdrawing something previously said or published, admitting it was wrong.
Senses
herroeping is used for these senses in English:
- abjuration A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- abrenunciation (archaic) Absolute renunciation; repudiation; retraction. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- annulment An act or instance of annulling.
- retraction A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.
abjuration — full definition
- noun A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- noun A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
- noun The act of abjuring.