Definition of recantation in English:
recantation
noun ˌriːkanˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌriˌkænˈteɪʃ(ə)n
A statement that one no longer holds a particular opinion or belief; a retraction.
every writer interprets Galileo's recantation in a different way
Example sentencesExamples
- But state Attorney General Jay Nixon, who was fighting the appeal, was able to convince a federal judge that the recantations weren't credible.
- But if the critics were anticipating a recantation of his views on politics and art they were sorely disappointed.
- Artists guilty or suspected of formalism were persecuted and encouraged to make public recantations for their offences.
- Finally, when she is faced with being burned alive, she recants, but then retracts her recantation and is publicly executed.
- The previous day, he had made a sniveling recantation on the floor of the Senate.
Synonyms
renunciation, renouncement, disavowal, denial, repudiation, retraction, withdrawal
apostasy
rare abjuration, retractation
Definition of recantation in US English:
recantation
nounˌriˌkænˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌrēˌkanˈtāSH(ə)n
A statement that one no longer holds a particular opinion or belief; a retraction.
every writer interprets Galileo's recantation in a different way
Example sentencesExamples
- But if the critics were anticipating a recantation of his views on politics and art they were sorely disappointed.
- The previous day, he had made a sniveling recantation on the floor of the Senate.
- But state Attorney General Jay Nixon, who was fighting the appeal, was able to convince a federal judge that the recantations weren't credible.
- Artists guilty or suspected of formalism were persecuted and encouraged to make public recantations for their offences.
- Finally, when she is faced with being burned alive, she recants, but then retracts her recantation and is publicly executed.
Synonyms
renunciation, renouncement, disavowal, denial, repudiation, retraction, withdrawal