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renunciant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-nun-ciant
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.

adj

That renounces; renouncing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin renuntiāns, present participle of renuntiāre.

Inflected Forms

renunciants (plural) more renunciant (comparative) most renunciant (superlative)

Synonyms

renunciate renunciative self-abnegating self-denying

Questions

What does renunciant mean?
A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
Where does renunciant come from?
From Latin renuntiāns, present participle of renuntiāre.

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