renegation
/ˌrɛnɪˈɡeɪʃn/noun
A desertion, betrayal, or abandonment of a set of principles, one's faith, etc.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Parsons (1546–1610), Jesuit. From post-classical Latin renegat-, past participial stem of renegare + -ion; compare -ation.
- precondylar
- pre-Confederation
- preconfigure
- preconform
- preconformity
- preconise
- preconization
- preconize
- pre-connubial
- preconquer
- pre-Conqueror
- pre-Conquest
- pre-conquestal
- preconscious
- preconsciousness
- preconsider
- preconsideration
- preconsign
- pre-Constantinian
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- pre-consumer
- pre-contact
- precontain
- precontest