| To recant is to withdraw or disavow a declared belief, as in renouncing a philosophy or abjuring fealty to a religion. |
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| Known as Sufi, they opted for solitude and abnegation, renouncing physical comforts. |
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| For Black, the high point of his life's work came in 2001 when he was ennobled after renouncing his Canadian citizenship. |
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| Abhorring theological speculations, he did not commend renouncing the world and living the life of a recluse. |
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| In 1947, Italy signed the Treaty of Paris, renouncing all its colonial claims. |
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| Among the humble-bees, for instance, the workers do not dream of renouncing love, whereas our domestic bee lives in a state of perpetual chastity. |
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| It is not through renouncing money, nor coveting it, that we can come to understand our exact relationship with it. |
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| If you will be renouncing CRCE, select the energy source that best describes the activity you will be engaged in. |
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| No communing with nature or renouncing hollow consumerism: no, I calmed down by assembling an Ikea chest of drawers. |
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| ReprintsWhy has the PKK resumed its fighting, after renouncing violence in 1999 under orders from its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan? |
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| Some of us also had to help more directly the Secretary General to write the syntheses, renouncing to their rightful rest. |
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| Tribal leaders went a step further by renouncing protection for tribal members who engage in sectarian violence. |
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| A certificate of renunciation is issued to the person renouncing citizenship. |
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| However, the idea of public authorities renouncing their political responsibility is out of the question. |
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| In addition, the individual accepts a declaration renouncing some of his legal rights. |
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| The common position does not involve anyone renouncing their principles or their convictions. |
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| If you are renouncing expenses in the mining sector, enter the percentage that was or will be surface and underground exploration. |
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| According to Yoga, there is no question of renouncing or neglecting work but rather renouncing the feeling of agency. |
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| But her passion for acting eventually led to her renouncing a place at art school. |
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| I mean that it was a serious attempt to make meaningful acknowledgment of his concern for art history without renouncing his painstakingly constructed, jaded persona. |
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| Policy is about wielding power, while mercy is about transcending power by renouncing it. |
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| Alexander at one time had toyed with the idea of renouncing his rights to the succession and going with his wife to live an idyllic life on the banks of the Rhine. |
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| Well, repentance means to have a hearty, thorough, change of mind and it includes the idea of rejecting and renouncing the sinful, filthy lifestyle you've been living. |
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| In 1880 he came into contact with theosophy and after renouncing his European name, he moved to their Society headquarters, near Madras, where he studied Buddhism. |
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| The German political elite was sincere in renouncing German nationalism. |
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| They have been content to take from it its forms, renouncing all that is contained in this divine revelation: the essence and truth that is found in all creation. |
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| At the time of renouncing worldly pleasures, the first step is tonsuring the head, after which there is a ritual bath in the Ganges. |
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| It was unreasonable to expect serving staff members to make a choice between renouncing permanent resident status and continuing their employment with the Organization. |
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| Finally, a world characterized by international peace, security and development is not possible without disarmament, in particular without renouncing nuclear weapons. |
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| No doubt this presupposes the renouncing of a 'top-down' style of administration, with the representative of public authority holding the reins of power. |
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| On a more general note, it is my opinion that this directive represents a step forward in renouncing a prohibitionist approach to scientific progress. |
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| Richard was discouraged from renouncing Alys because she was the sister of King Philip II of France, a close ally. |
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| Not surprisingly, the number of Americans renouncing their citizenship has quadrupled since FATCA was hatched. Moreover, American citizens are not the only victims. |
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| The treaty formally ended the Hundred Years' War with Edward renouncing his claim to the throne of France. |
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| In renouncing to these interests, BNFL has acted in in a manner consistent with the conduct of a private creditor wishing to ensure the best revenue possible. |
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| Sometimes renouncing to health care becomes the only possible option. |
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| He eventually became a British subject in 1927 at the age of 39, renouncing his American citizenship. |
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| His mind cannot conceive that there is something beyond what he knows, and his heart resists renouncing what for him has been his God and Law: Tradition and rites. |
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| Alfonso II assured Valencia by renouncing the Aragonese rights of annexing Murcia in exchange for securing the Aragonese frontier with Castile. |
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| Dressed in a beaded maroon dress, she performed a modern interpretation of the caporales, a traditional Afro-Bolivian dance from slaves renouncing Spanish conquistadors. |
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| To gain his freedom, Francis ceded Burgundy to Charles in the Treaty of Madrid, as well as renouncing his support of Henry II's claim over Navarre. |
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| On 20 June 1995, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to adopt a resolution renouncing its racist roots and apologizing for its past defense of slavery. |
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| The Civil War finally ended on the 24 May 1834, when Michael I signed the Concession of Evoramonte, renouncing all claims to the Portuguese throne. |
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| Renouncing these prodigal sons and attempting to lay them at the door of the west is shirking responsibility. |
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