MEANING
A solemn rejection of a belief, allegiance, or practice, often made under oath.
Use it for
broken loyalties; coerced religious conformity; vows abandoning forbidden artsMake a change of allegiance a public act with consequences.
Words that belong together
- public abjuration
- abjuration of allegiance
- demand an abjuration
On the page
The duke's abjuration of the old faith divided his household.
Before receiving the crown, she signed an abjuration of sorcery.
No priest would accept an abjuration extracted at swordpoint.
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- Base
- abjuration
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Formal religious or political language; its protective-magic-school sense belongs to particular game systems, not its ordinary definition. Noun: abjuration; plural abjurations.
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