English → Latin
“renunciation” in Latin
The English word renunciation itself goes back to Latin nūntiō, through renūntiātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
renunciation
commonly by the verbs (☞ not renuntiatio in this sense): abdicatio (of an office): cessio (cession in favor of another). Renunciation of the world, rerum humanarum contemtio ac despicientia (Cic. Tusc., 1, 40, 95): self-renunciation, animi moderatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for renunciation?
- The usual Latin words for “renunciation” are abdicātiō, cessiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.