| Abhorring theological speculations, he did not commend renouncing the world and living the life of a recluse. |
| Tribal leaders went a step further by renouncing protection for tribal members who engage in sectarian violence. |
| To recant is to withdraw or disavow a declared belief, as in renouncing a philosophy or abjuring fealty to a religion. |
| In 1947, Italy signed the Treaty of Paris, renouncing all its colonial claims. |
| For Black, the high point of his life's work came in 2001 when he was ennobled after renouncing his Canadian citizenship. |
| No communing with nature or renouncing hollow consumerism: no, I calmed down by assembling an Ikea chest of drawers. |
