disownment
1Disownment — Dis*own ment, n. Act of disowning. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
2disownment — index abandonment (repudiation), abjuration, ademption, attachment (seizure), disclaimer, disdain, exc …
3Disownment — Disown redirects here. For the band, see DISOWN. For unix command, see disown (unix). Disownment is the formal act or condition of forcibly renouncing or no longer accepting one s consanguineous child as a member of one s family or kin. It… …
4disownment — noun see disown …
5disownment — Synonyms and related words: abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, chucking, chucking out, contempt, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, countering, crossing, declination, declining,… …
6disownment — n. cutting off (from an inheritance, family, etc.); repudiation, disavowal, renunciation …
7disownment — dis·own·ment …
8disownment — noun refusal to acknowledge as one s own • Syn: ↑disowning • Derivationally related forms: ↑disown (for: ↑disowning), ↑disown • Hypernyms: ↑repudiation, ↑ …
9disown — disownment, n. /dis ohn /, v.t. to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one s heirs; to disown a published statement. [1610 20; DIS 1 + OWN] Syn.… …
10Friends, Society of — known as Quakers Protestant denomination that arose in England in the mid 17th century. The movement began with radical English Puritans called Seekers, who rejected the Anglican church and other existing Protestant sects. They took their faith… …
