recantation

  • 1Recantation — Re can*ta tion (r[=e] k[a^]n*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction. [1913 Webster] The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced …

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  • 2recantation — index abjuration, abolition, bad faith, cancellation, countermand, denial, disclaimer, negation, rejection …

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  • 3Recantation — The verb recant , and its derivative noun recantation, can mean: * To formally abandon a belief or a particular statement of belief, generally under order from an ecclesiastical authority (often a synod or ecumenical council, or, in the Roman… …

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  • 4recantation — recant ► VERB ▪ renounce a former opinion or belief. DERIVATIVES recantation noun. ORIGIN Latin recantare revoke , from cantare sing, chant …

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  • 5recantation — noun see recant …

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  • 6recantation — See recant. * * * …

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  • 7recantation — noun the act of recanting or something recanted …

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  • 8recantation — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, cancel, canceling, cancellation, cassation, cession, chucking, chucking out, contempt,… …

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  • 9recantation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A formal statement of disavowal: abjuration, palinode, retractation, retraction, withdrawal. See ACCEPT …

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  • 10recantation — re·can·ta·tion || ‚rɪːkæn teɪʃn n. act of giving up, renouncement; denial, disavowal, retraction …

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