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

单词	recantation
释义	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
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