renunciations

noun

1. 1

   The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid

   “The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.”

2. 2

   The resignation of an ecclesiastical office

   “The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.”

3. 3

   The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.

4. 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.