The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make a public recantation. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
recantation — index abjuration, abolition, bad faith, cancellation, countermand, denial, disclaimer, negation, rejection … Law dictionary
Recantation — The verb recant , and its derivative noun recantation, can mean: * To formally abandon a belief or a particular statement of belief, generally under order from an ecclesiastical authority (often a synod or ecumenical council, or, in the Roman… … Wikipedia
recantation — recant ► VERB ▪ renounce a former opinion or belief. DERIVATIVES recantation noun. ORIGIN Latin recantare revoke , from cantare sing, chant … English terms dictionary
recantation — noun see recant … New Collegiate Dictionary
recantation — See recant. * * * … Universalium
recantation — noun the act of recanting or something recanted … Wiktionary
recantation — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, cancel, canceling, cancellation, cassation, cession, chucking, chucking out, contempt,… … Moby Thesaurus
recantation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A formal statement of disavowal: abjuration, palinode, retractation, retraction, withdrawal. See ACCEPT … English dictionary for students
recantation — re·can·ta·tion || ‚rɪËkæn teɪʃn n. act of giving up, renouncement; denial, disavowal, retraction … English contemporary dictionary
recantation — n. Retraction, revocation, recall, abjuration … New dictionary of synonyms
