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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne.

2. (v. t.) To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear.

3. (v. t.) To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit.

4. (v. i.) To make renunciation.

5. (v. i.) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters.

6. (n.) Act of renouncing.

Greek

550. apeipon -- to forbid, renounce
... to forbid, renounce. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apeipon Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-i-pom'-ane) Short Definition: I renounce, disown Definition: I renounce ...
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657. apotasso -- to set apart, take leave of
... of. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apotasso Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ot-as'-
som-ahee) Short Definition: I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away ...
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659. apotithemi -- to put off, lay aside
... lay aside. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apotithemi Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-ot-eeth'-ay-mee) Short Definition: I lay off or aside, renounce Definition: ...
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554. apekduomai -- to strip off from oneself
... from oneself. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apekduomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-ek-doo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I strip, divest, renounce Definition: I ...
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3404. miseo -- to hate
... 3404 -- properly, to detest (on a basis); hence, ; to than someone (something)
else, ie to renounce one choice in favor of another. ...
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Library

Of those who Renounce the World but Ill.
... II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter XX. Of those who renounce
the world but ill. In the last place I am ashamed to say ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xx of those who.htm

What Therefore Has Everyone So Much to Fear, to Renounce and Abhor ...
... Address 118: What therefore has everyone so much to fear, to renounce and
abhor� What therefore has everyone so much to fear, to ...
/.../address 118 0 0 what therefore has.htm

Of the Difference Between one who Renounces the World Badly and ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XV. Of the difference between one who renounces the
world badly and one who does not renounce it at all. Of ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xv of the difference.htm

Of the Training of those who Renounce this World, and of the Way ...
... Chapter I. Of the training of those who renounce this world, and of the way in which
those are taught among the monks of Tabenna and the Egyptians who are ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter i of the training.htm

An Exhortation to the Romans to Renounce Paganism.
... Book II. Chapter 29."An Exhortation to the Romans to Renounce Paganism.
This, rather, is the religion worthy of your desires, O ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 29 an exhortation to the.htm

Nemesianus of Tubunæ Said: "That the Baptism which is Given by ...
... that he does not "trust in what is false" who trusts in the hope of things temporal,
as do all covetous men and robbers, and those "who renounce the world in ...
/.../chapter 12 18 nemesianus.htm

"That the Righteousness of the Law Might be Fulfilled in Us,"
... O that we could once persuade you to renounce yourselves, to embrace this
righteousness! Then it were easy to prevail with you to ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xv that the righteousness.htm

Whether a Reason in Support of the Things of Faith Diminishes the ...
... Now anything which conduces to the contrary of faith, whether it be persecution
in order to compel one to renounce it, or reasoning in order to persuade one to ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article ten whether a reason.htm

Whether Poverty is Required for Religious Perfection?
... For it is one thing not to wish to lay hold of what one has not, and another to
renounce what one already has; the former are rejected as foreign to us, the ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether poverty is required for.htm

He that Overcometh.
... You have vowed that you renounce the devil and his works, that you renounce covetous
desires, that you renounce the carnal desires of the flesh, so that you ...
//christianbookshelf.org/percival/sermons at rugby/xx he that overcometh.htm

Thesaurus

Renounce (12 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or
acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or ...
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Blaspheme (16 Occurrences)
... (KJV DBY WBS). Job 1:11 But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath,
and he will renounce thee to thy face. ...renounce God, and die. (See JPS). ...
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Forswear (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To reject or renounce upon oath; to renounce
earnestly; as to forswear drinking or smoking. 2. (vi) To deny upon oath. ...
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Defy (10 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance,
faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. ...
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Touch (82 Occurrences)
... Job 1:11 But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will
renounce you to your face." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Unmoved (9 Occurrences)
... bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who really belong to Him." And this
also, "Let every one who names the Name of the Lord renounce all wickedness ...
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Inscription (18 Occurrences)
... bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who really belong to Him." And this
also, "Let every one who names the Name of the Lord renounce all wickedness ...
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Forgo (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To give up the enjoyment or advantage of; to renounce; as, to forgo the
use of a discount; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach ...
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Follower (8 Occurrences)
... Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me,
let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower. (WEY). ...
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Forsake (88 Occurrences)
... forsake us in adversity. 2. (vt) To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
Multi-Version Concordance Forsake (88 Occurrences). Matthew 27:46 ...
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Bible Concordance

Renounce (12 Occurrences)

Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
(WEY)

Luke 14:33 So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.
(WEB ASV RSV)

2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. Paul's Letter to the Galatians
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Timothy 2:19 Yet God's solid foundation stands unmoved, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who really belong to Him." And this also, "Let every one who names the Name of the Lord renounce all wickedness."
(WEY)

Titus 2:12 training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,
(WEY RSV)

Revelation 2:13 "I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn't deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
(See NIV)

Job 1:11 But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face."
(WEB ASV)

Job 2:5 But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face."
(WEB ASV)

Job 2:9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die."
(WEB ASV)

Psalms 10:13 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?"
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 14:6 For this cause say to the children of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: Come back and give up your false gods and let your faces be turned from your disgusting things.
(See NIV)

Daniel 4:27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Renounce

Related Terms

Blaspheme (16 Occurrences)

Forswear (1 Occurrence)

Defy (10 Occurrences)

Touch (82 Occurrences)

Unmoved (9 Occurrences)

Inscription (18 Occurrences)

Forgo (1 Occurrence)

Follower (8 Occurrences)

Forsake (88 Occurrences)