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Definition of Abjure
1. Verb. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. "She abjured her beliefs"
Generic synonyms: Disown, Renounce, Repudiate
Derivative terms: Abjuration, Abjurer, Forswearing, Recantation, Retraction
Definition of Abjure
1. v. t. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
2. v. i. To renounce on oath.
Definition of Abjure
1. Verb. (transitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; to swear an oath to leave. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To abstain from. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abjure
1. to renounce under oath [v -JURED, -JURING, -JURES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abjure
Literary usage of Abjure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"We abjure a religion, we néant a doctrine, ... Interest but too often leads men
to abjure their faith ; the fear of shame or punishment leads them to recant ..."
2. The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People by Benjamin and Thomas Kite (Firm)., William Sewel (1823)
"... to abjure, or going away accordingly, doth return without the queen's license,
he shall be adjudged a felon, and shall not enjoy the benefit of clergy; ..."
3. The Anatomy of melancholy v. 3 by Robert Burton (1875)
"... vita" and ready with Hippolytus to abjure all women * Detestar omnes, hórreo,
fugio, ... abjure ..."
4. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"Yea, let them lead "Their lines to battle, and our league abjure!" He said: and
from the lofty throne uprose. Straightway he roused anew the slumbering fire ..."
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