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[[Latin]] ''recantare'', from ''re''- + ''cantare'' to [[sing]] — see also: [[chant]] | [[Latin]] ''recantare'', from ''re''- + ''cantare'' to [[sing]] — see also: [[chant]] | ||
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In classical Roman poetry, after describing something hyperbolically, to briefly re-[[describe]] it without the exaggeration. (This is the [[original]] [[meaning]].) | In classical Roman poetry, after describing something hyperbolically, to briefly re-[[describe]] it without the exaggeration. (This is the [[original]] [[meaning]].) | ||
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| − | *To formally [[abandon]] a [[belief]] or a particular [[statement]] of [[belief]], generally under order from an [[ecclesiastical]] [[authority]] (often a synod or [ | + | *To formally [[abandon]] a [[belief]] or a particular [[statement]] of [[belief]], generally under order from an [[ecclesiastical]] [[authority]] (often a synod or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenical_council ecumenical council], or, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church Roman Catholic Church], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisition the Inquisition], Holy Office, or even on rare occasion the contemporary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_for_the_Doctrine_of_the_Faith Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith]) to enforce an [[orthodoxy]]. If ordered to recant by such an ecclesiastical [[authority]], one who refused to recant is anathematized or [[excommunicated]]. Sometimes the order included threats of [[physical]] punishment (e.g., the proverbial [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_at_the_stake burning at the stake], as happened in the trial of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_d%27Arc St. Jeanne d'Arc]). |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
[[Category: Languages and Literature]] | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:32, 13 December 2020
Origin
Latin recantare, from re- + cantare to sing — see also: chant
In classical Roman poetry, after describing something hyperbolically, to briefly re-describe it without the exaggeration. (This is the original meaning.)
Definitions
Description
- To formally abandon a belief or a particular statement of belief, generally under order from an ecclesiastical authority (often a synod or ecumenical council, or, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Inquisition, Holy Office, or even on rare occasion the contemporary Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) to enforce an orthodoxy. If ordered to recant by such an ecclesiastical authority, one who refused to recant is anathematized or excommunicated. Sometimes the order included threats of physical punishment (e.g., the proverbial burning at the stake, as happened in the trial of St. Jeanne d'Arc).
