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What does renunciation mean?

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  1. the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid
  2. the resignation of an ecclesiastical office
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It was the supreme anthem of renunciation, of scorn, of derision at the pretensions of the ungifted and the insensitive.
An additional two acts involve a citizen's formal and explicit renunciation of citizenship.
Ironically, by the time of Tyndale's death, Henry's desire for a divorce had precipitated his renunciation of papal authority.
You may be quick to add that something else must go with this renunciation of failure, and of course you are right.
You know, we had this renunciation of violence just hours before that suicide bombing.
They are mere rhetorical flourishes designed to conceal an actual renunciation.

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