Abjure example sentences

Related (9): renounce, reject, relinquish, disavow, abandon, waive, abdicate, forswear, eschew

ab·jure

verb formal

abjure (verb) · abjures (third person present) · abjured (past tense) · abjured (past participle) · abjuring (present participle)

  - solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim):

Synonyms

renounce, relinquish, reject, forgo, forswear, disavow, abandon, deny, gainsay, disclaim, repudiate, spurn, abnegate, drop, eschew, kick, disaffirm, forsake

"Abjure" Example Sentences


1. He abjured violence and preached peace.
2. She abjured all forms of materialism and adopted an ascetic lifestyle.
3. The accused was forced to abjure his religious beliefs.
4. The extremists abjured all connection with the state.
5. The professor urged his students to abjure plagiarism and practice academic integrity.
6. I abjured smoking and drinking in order to improve my health.
7. The monk abjured all worldly pleasures to pursue a spiritual life.
8. He was forced to abjure his claim to the throne.
9. They abjured all allegiance to the imperial government.
10. She abjured swearing and foul language.
11. He was forced to abjure his faith and convert.
12. The accused terrorist was made to abjure violence and extremism.
13. The priest urged his congregation to abjure greed and pursue righteousness.
14. The country officially abjured its imperialist past and moved towards democracy.
15. The yogi abjured material possessions and lived as a mendicant.
16. I hereby abjure all former associations and allegiances.
17. He abjured his title and family name to live a simpler life.
18. I abjure any connection or sympathy with such violence.
19. On pain of excommunication he was forced to abjure his heretical views.
20. She abjured meat and became a vegetarian for ethical reasons.
21. The penitent was made to formally abjure his sins.
22. They abjured violence but continued their political activism through legal means.
23. His enemies tried to make him abjure his faith but he refused.
24. The regime made all citizens abjure any loyalty except to the state.
25. I hereby solemnly and freely abjure all former oaths and pledges.
26. They abjured all ties with their former organization.
27. I abjure gossip and idle chatter.
28. He was made to abjure any disloyal acts or intentions.
29. The priest urged his congregation to abjure evil and embrace virtue.
30. Though threatened with expulsion, he refused to abjure his political beliefs.
31. He was forced on pain of death to abjure his faith.
32. The defendant abjured all knowledge of or participation in the crime.
33. They forced him to formally abjure his revolutionary views.
34. I hereby solemnly abjure Satan and all his works.
35. She abjured cosmetics and jewelry as frivolous adornments.
36. I abjure all idle amusements and distractions.
37. On pain of excommunication, he was made to abjure his heretical beliefs.
38. Swearing oaths of allegiance, I hereby abjure all former ties and loyalties.
39. He was forced to sign an abjuration renouncing his political views.
40. The order made all initiates abjure worldly pleasures.
41. The rebel leader was made to abjure violence before being released.
42. I abjure social media and other time-wasting technologies.
43. She abjured all friendships to focus solely on her work.
44. He abjured his former life of debauchery and became devout.
45. The sect required members to abjure medicine and place their trust solely in faith healing.
46. The accused was forced publicly to abjure and renounce his alleged crimes.
47. The exiles abjured their homeland and swore never to return.
48. I hereby formally and solemnly abjure violence and extremism in all forms.
49. The priest urged his flock to abjure sin and follow the path of righteousness.
50. The separatists were made to abjure all loyalty to the federal state.
51. He abjured fame and renown, seeking only spiritual enlightenment.
52. On pain of death, he would not abjure his faith.
53. I abjure evil in all its forms.
54. He abjured allegiance to any earthly power and dedicated himself solely to God.
55. The rebels were forced to abjure their revolutionary cause in order to gain amnesty.
56. The religious order required all its members to abjure all forms of intellectual inquiry.
57. She abjured modesty, claiming it a social construct to control women.
58. On pain of excommunication, he was forced to abjure his heretical views in writing.
59. I abjure promiscuity, infidelity and all forms of sexual immorality.
60. The separatists abjured any attachment to or affiliation with the ruling regime.

Common Phases


abjure violence - to renounce or swear off using violence
abjure materialism - to renounce or swear off materialistic pursuits
abjure worldly pleasures - to renounce or swear off enjoying worldly pleasures
abjure all oaths - to renounce or reject all previous oaths
abjure all allegiance - to renounce or reject all allegiance or loyalty
abjure sin - to renounce or swear off sinning
abjure oaths and titles - to renounce or give up oaths and titles
abjure heretical views - to renounce heretical views that go against orthodox beliefs
abjure allegiance to the state - to renounce or swear off loyalty to the state
abjure all former ties - to renounce or swear off all previous connections or associations
abjure all knowledge - to deny having any knowledge about something
on pain of abjuration - on the threat of being forced to renounce something
signed an abjuration - signed a formal renouncement or rejection in writing

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