overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

renunciation.

The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.

    countable · uncountable
    The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
  2. The resignation of an ecclesiastical office.

    countable · uncountable
    The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.
  3. The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.

    countable · uncountable
  4. In the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the Devil and all his works.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin renūntiātiō. Compare renounce.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

renunciation has 12 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

renunciation studiorenunciation workshello, renunciation

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.