renunciation

/ɹɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/rih-nuhn-see-AY-shuhn

/ɹɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/rih-nuhn-see-AY-shuhn

Meaninga declaring back

Common meaning: a formal giving up

reagain; back
nuncia messenger; newsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1229 · scan
ationnoun ending: act or result

‘again’ + ‘a messenger’ → renunciation

Journey through time

Latinrenuntiare‘to bring back word, to give up’source
Latinrenuntiatio‘a renouncing’source
Englishrenunciation‘a formal giving up’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin nūntius ‘a messenger’.

Roots

nūntius Latin “a messenger; news”

Related words

announce denounce pronounce renounce

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