† renuentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin renuent-, renuēns, renuere.

Etymology: < classical Latin renuent-, renuēns, present participle of renuere to throw back the head as a sign of dissent, to refuse < re- re- prefix + -nuere to nod (see numen n.). Compare earlier renuence n.

Obsolete. rare.

Drawing back the head in order to indicate refusal or to nod.

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1770 W. Sellon Def. God's Sovereignty 216 Though no Motion or Act of the Will can render Grace a whit more effectual than it is in itself, and in its own Nature; yet the renuent Motion or Act of the will may hinder the Effectuality of Grace from being exerted.

1840 B. H. Smart Walker's Crit. Pronouncing Dict. (at cited word) Renuent, employed in drawing back the head for nodding, the epithet of a pair of muscles in the head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	renuent
释义	† renuentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin renuent-, renuēns, renuere. Etymology: < classical Latin renuent-, renuēns, present participle of renuere to throw back the head as a sign of dissent, to refuse < re- re- prefix + -nuere to nod (see numen n.). Compare earlier renuence n. Obsolete. rare. Drawing back the head in order to indicate refusal or to nod. ΚΠ 1770 W. Sellon Def. God's Sovereignty 216 Though no Motion or Act of the Will can render Grace a whit more effectual than it is in itself, and in its own Nature; yet the renuent Motion or Act of the will may hinder the Effectuality of Grace from being exerted. 1840 B. H. Smart Walker's Crit. Pronouncing Dict. (at cited word) Renuent, employed in drawing back the head for nodding, the epithet of a pair of muscles in the head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1770
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