abschwören — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
English meaning
- abjuration noun A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
- abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
- forswear verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
Senses
abschwören 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.]
- defy (transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
- forswear (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
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.
abjure — full definition
- verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- verb To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
- verb To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
- verb Especially in abjure the realm: to swear an oath to leave (a place) forever.