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verzaking — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • renunciation noun A formal declaration that you are giving up a right, title, claim or citizenship.

Senses

verzaking is used for these senses in English:

  • abrenunciation (archaic) Absolute renunciation; repudiation; retraction. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  • ascesis (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
  • renunciation (law) The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.

renunciation — full definition

  1. noun A formal declaration that you are giving up a right, title, claim or citizenship.
  2. noun The act of deliberately giving up a pleasure, possession or belief, often for moral or religious reasons.

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