renunciant

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12
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17
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10

Definition of renunciant

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
    “The stereotypical image of the Jain renunciant is a monk (or possibly nun) dutifully sweeping the ground gently before him with a small broom […].”
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noun

  1. A person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
    “The stereotypical image of the Jain renunciant is a monk (or possibly nun) dutifully sweeping the ground gently before him with a small broom […].”

adj

  1. That renounces; renouncing.

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Etymology

From Latin renuntiāns, present participle of renuntiāre.

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