Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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1. Drowned For Faithfulness
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... , deeply affected, "say God save the king." She answered with great steadiness, "God save him, if he will, for it is his salvation I desire." "Sir, they cried to the major, "she has said it; she has said it!" The major, approaching her on hearing this, offered her the abjuration oath, charging her instantly to swear it, otherwise to return to the water. The poor young woman...firmly replied, "I will not; I am one of Christ's children! Let me go." Upon which she was again thrust into the water, and drowned.
2. Sayings of the Wise
Proverbs 22:17--24:22
Understanding Series
Roland E. Murphy
... that the motive is that God might stop punishing the enemy. Schadenfreude, or rejoicing over the downfall of the enemy, is common to ancients and modern alike. In Psalm 35:15–21, the enemies of the psalmist are guilty of it (but cf. Ps. 92:11). Job abjures such conduct (Job 31:29–31). Note the tie created by the repetition of the several words in verses 16–17. 24:19–20 On this admonition, see especially 23:17–18, and in general Psalm 37. Here it is anger (fret) that is criticized. The motivation ...
Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.
Theodor Adorno
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