abjuration
/ˌæb.d͡ʒʊˈreɪ.ʃn̩//ˌæb.d͡ʒəˈreɪ.ʃn̩/
词源链
- 英语English
abjuration
词源说明
First attested around 1439. From Middle English abjuracioun, from Latin abiūrātiō (“forswearing, abjuration”), from ab (“from, away from”) + iūrō (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”). Compare French abjuration.
释义
名词noun
- 1A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- 2A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle. [Mid 17th century.]
- 3The act of abjuring.