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abjurer

UK
/əbˈdʒʊə.rə/
US
/æbˈdʒʊr.ɚ/

Translations

abjurernoun
abjurers
pl
UK
/əbˈdʒʊə.rə/
US
/æbˈdʒʊr.ɚ/
abjurateurTerme rare, soutenu ; personne qui renonce officiellement à une croyance, une doctrine ou une allégeance.
The abjurer stood before the tribunal and renounced the condemned doctrine.
L'abjurateur se tint devant le tribunal et renonça à la doctrine condamnée.
Additional translations
renégatEmploi plus courant ; personne qui renonce à une cause, une foi ou une idéologie.
Synonyms
renouncer
retracter
disavower
forsaker
abandoner

Definitions

abjurernoun
A person who renounces or rejects a belief, cause, or claim.
The abjurer publicly declared his departure from the organization, citing a change in personal beliefs.
Historically, a person who formally renounces an allegiance, oath, or doctrine under legal or religious authority.
As part of the inquisition, the abjurer swore before the tribunal that he would never again preach the condemned doctrine.
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