"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]
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  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)
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