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Replacement vs Renunciation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between replacement and renunciation

is that replacement is a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute while renunciation is the act of rejecting]] or [[renounce|renouncing something as invalid.

replacement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 28 , author=Kevin Darlin , title=West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Rovers lost keeper Robinson to a calf problem at half-time and his replacement Mark Bunn, making his Premier League debut, was immediately called into action - pushing away a vicious Peter Odemwingie drive at the near post.}}
  • The act of replacing something.

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * overreplacement * subreplacement
    See also
    * spare part

    renunciation

    English

    (wikipedia renunciation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of rejecting]] or [[renounce, renouncing something as invalid
    • The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
  • the resignation of an ecclesiastical office
    • The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.

    Related terms

    * renouncement

    See also

    * abjurement * repudiation

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