"renounce the world" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: renounces the world [present, singular, third-person], renouncing the world [participle, present], renounced the world [participle, past], renounced the world [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} renounce the world (third-person singular simple present renounces the world, present participle renouncing the world, simple past and past participle renounced the world)
  1. To withdraw from worldly society and pleasures in order to focus on a more spiritual life and goals. Translations (Translations): vetäytyä pois maailmasta (Finnish), renoncer au monde (French), uciekać przed społeczeństwem [imperfective] (Polish), uciec przed społeczeństwem [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-renounce_the_world-en-verb-zTaP4bmp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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