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RENUNCIANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does renunciant mean?
• RENUNCIANT (adjective)
The adjective RENUNCIANT has 1 sense:
1. used especially of behavior
Familiarity information: RENUNCIANT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used especially of behavior
Synonyms:
renunciant; renunciative; self-abnegating; self-denying
Similar:
nonindulgent; strict (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint)
Derivation:
renounce (turn away from; give up)
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