词汇 | abjuration |
释义 | abjuration noun[ C or U ] religion formal or specializeduk /ˌæb.dʒʊˈreɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌæb.dʒʊˈreɪ.ʃən/ a formal or public statement that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving: She was forced to make an abjuration of her Catholic faith. Her abjuration of her belief in independence for the country came as a major shock. Following his abjuration of his dissolute past, he was accepted back into the Church. Galileo was forced into an abjuration of his belief that the Earth orbits the Sun. One of the duties of a coroner in the Middle Ages was to accept the abjurations of those seeking sanctuary. Refusing & rejecting abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away blow (something) out decline disavow gainsay opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something quit rebel refuse sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom |
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