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renouncer

/rɪˈnaʊnsə/

/rɪˈnaʊnsɚ/

renouncernoun

renouncers

/rɪˈnaʊnsə/

/rɪˈnaʊnsɚ/

Translations

The renouncer lived a life of solitude in the mountains.

Отрекшийся жил в одиночестве в горах.

The renouncer of worldly possessions found peace in simplicity.

Отказчик от мирских благ нашел покой в простоте.

Additional translations

Definitions

A person who formally gives up or rejects a claim, title, or position.

The prince became a renouncer of his royal title to live a life of simplicity.

Someone who abandons a belief, cause, or practice.

As a renouncer of material wealth, she donated all her possessions to charity.

In certain Eastern religions, an ascetic who has taken vows of renunciation of worldly life.

The wandering renouncer depended on alms for sustenance.

Synonyms

renounceradjective

/rɪˈnaʊnsə/

/rɪˈnaʊnsər/

Used attributively to describe things relating to those who renounce, especially in religious or ascetic contexts

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a person who renounces the world or worldly attachments.

The renouncer tradition in Hinduism advocates ascetic living.