forsakingn.
/fəˈseɪkɪŋ/ The action of forsake v.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [noun] > forsaking
forsakingc1320
abandoninga1500
abandonment1611
derelictiona1631
the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > deserting a person or thing
forsakingc1320
leaving1526
desertion1591
relinquishment1593
deserting1646
c1320 Cast. Love 1637 Then helpeth ther no pledyng there, Ne forsakyng.
c1440 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) i. xxxviii Traueyle..whiche to an uncunnyng man semyth a forsakyng of god.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Hiv For the forsakyng of one worlde, we shall haue more..than there is..in a..hundred thousande worldes.
1611 Bible (King James) Isa. vi. 12 Vntill..there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) ii. vi. §2 Ever in his forsakings there are degrees of Mercy.
1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xviii. 268 The forsaking of the light of God's countenance, is our portion in the lot of sinners.
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