Forswornness

/fɔrˈswɔrnnnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being forsworn; the condition of having renounced by oath or of having become apostate.

Etymology

From 'forsworn' + '-ness' (abstract noun suffix). This creates an abstract noun describing the state or quality of apostasy or renunciation.

Kelly Says

This wonderfully heavy word—piling prefix, past participle, and abstract suffix together—was used in religious texts to describe the shameful condition of those who abandoned their faith after binding oaths.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አገልግሎት አቋቋር
a-ge-l-glo-t a-qwor-qor
ARالعربية
وعد ب
wa'ad bi
BNবাংলা
শপথ ভঙ্গ
shapath bhang
CACatalà
jurament
zho-ra-men-t
CSČeština
přísah
pri-sah
DADansk
lovede
lo-veh-deh
DEDeutsch
Verbrechen
ver-bre-chen
ELΕλληνικά
παραιτήθη
pa-ra-i-thee
ESEspañol
juramento
ho-ra-men-to
FAفارسی
قسم
qasam
FISuomi
vannoi
van-noi
FRFrançais
jurament
zhoor-a-man
GUGU
શપથ તોડ્યો
sha-path to-dyo
HAHA
yaƙi
ya-ki
HEעברית
הבטחה
he-v-ta-cha
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिज्ञा तोड़ना
pratigya tod-na
HUMagyar
eskü
es-koo
IDBahasa Indonesia
janji
jan-ji
IGIG
kpọrọrọ
kpor-or-or
ITItaliano
giuramento
zhoor-a-men-to
JA日本語
誓いを破る行為
chi-kai-wo-y-bu-ru ko-e-i
KKKK
жа Oath
ja oath
KMKM
ប្រាថ្នា
bra-than-a
KO한국어
맹세를 어기는 것
maeng-se-reul eo-gyeot-neun geot
MRMR
प्रतिज्ञा तोडली
pratignya tod-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
janji
jan-ji
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြားခြင်းမပြု
pyaw-kya-r-khin-ma-p-yu
NLNederlands
afzwalen
af-zwa-len
NONorsk
svor
svor
PAPA
ਸੰਕ Jpa
san-k j pa
PLPolski
odrzucenie
od-rzhu-che-nie
PTPortuguês
juramento
zhoor-a-men-to
RORomână
jurământ
zho-ra-man-t
RUРусский
отречение
o-tre-nie-niye
SVSvenska
svor
svor
SWKiswahili
ahidi
a-hi-di
TAதமிழ்
அ誓வு மீறல்
a-she-vu mi-ral
TEతెలుగు
శపథం ఉల్లంఘన
sha-patham ull-am-ghan-a
THไทย
ปฏิญาณ
bat-thya-nan
TLTL
pangako
pan-ga-ko
TRTürkçe
yemin
ye-min
UKУкраїнська
клятва
klyat-va
URاردو
قسم
qasam
VITiếng Việt
phó giá
fo gya
YOYO
ṣọpọ
sho-po
ZH中文
宣誓
xuan-shi
ZUZU
wena
we-na

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