Abjure
/əbˈdʒʊər/noun
To formally renounce a belief, cause, or claim.
Did you know?In medieval times, abjuration was often associated with a public renouncement of heresy, invoking both spiritual and legal consequences.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ab-
“away, from”
Latin
Latin
abjurare
“to deny on oath, to renounce”
Old French
Old French
abjurer
“to renounce formally”
14th Century
Middle English
abjuren
“to renounce upon oath”
Modern English
English
abjure
“to formally reject or renounce a belief or cause”