ETYM Cf. French abandonnement.
1. The act of giving something up; SYN. forsaking, desertion.
2. The voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away.
Commerce, giving over by owner to underwriters of ship or cargo damaged beyond recovery.
ETYM French dispensation, Latin dispensatio.
1. A share that has been dispensed or distributed.
2. An exemption from some rule or obligation.
3. The act of dispensing (giving out in portions); SYN. dispensing.
1. Activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; SYN. outlet.
2. A process that liberates or discharges something
3. A formal written statement of relinquishment; SYN. waiver, discharge.
4. (Music) The act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone; SYN. tone ending.
5. Something issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
1. A verbal act of relinquishing; SYN. relinquishing.
2. The act of relinquishing; SYN. relinquishing.
ETYM Cf. French renonciation, Latin renuntiatio ann announcement. Related to Renounce.
1. A verbal act of renouncing; SYN. renouncement.
2. The act of renouncing; SYN. forgoing, forswearing.
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In religion, giving something up, an element of almost every ethical system. Buddhism is based on renunciation of personal desires and Hinduism seeks eventually, after many lifetimes, the abandonment of ties to the physical world. In Christianity the idea of renunciation was most pronounced in medieval asceticism.
The spirit of true Christian renunciation is the recognition that everything belongs to God.