abschwören — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abjuration noun A formal statement, made under oath, giving up a belief such as a religious one.
- abjure verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
- defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
- forswear verb To promise formally to give something up or say it is not true.
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 formal statement, made under oath, giving up a belief such as a religious one.
- noun A sworn rejection of a religious or political belief.
- noun The act of formally giving up a belief or claim under oath.
abjure — full definition
- verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
- verb To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.
- verb To make someone take back a belief or opinion.
- verb (especially in 'abjure the realm') To swear a formal oath to leave a place and never return.
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