单词 | oath of abjuration |
释义 | > as lemmasOath of Abjuration Oath of Abjuration n. a legally binding vow to abjure (in various senses); (English History) an oath disclaiming allegiance to James, son of James II, or his descendants as claimants to the English (later British) throne.Swearing of the oath by anyone taking civil, military, or ecclesiastical office was made compulsory by the Act of Succession of 1701; it was reimposed by further Acts of Parliament throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and was finally abolished in 1858 and replaced by a version of the Oath of Allegiance. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > oath disclaiming right of pretender Oath of Abjuration1612 abjuration oath1681 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xvii. 270 The Oth of Abiuration published among our Manuall Statutes neerly agrees with this of Duke Robert. 1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan ii. xviii. 152 Hee had tane the oath of abjuration, which is a speciall stepp, yea and a maine degree unto perferment. 1682 A. Behn City-heiress v. i. 51 A whole Bag of Knavery, damn'd Sedition, Libels, Treason..with a new-fashion'd Oath of Abjuration, call'd the Association. 1696 W. Stephens Acct. Growth of Deism in Eng. 16 Whether an Oath of Abjuration laid upon the Jacobites Proxy-men, will put an end to this Corruption. 1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xvi. 558 That no Person whatsoever might be admitted to the exercise of any Office or Function in the State, or in the Church,..who did not first take the Oath of Abjuration of the King, and of all his Family. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 15 There is likewise another Oath of Abjuration, which Laymen and Clergymen are both oblig'd to take; and that is to abjure the Pretender. 1834 T. F. Gordon Hist. New Jersey 196 Two justices of the peace were empowered to convene by summons or warrant, any person, whom they should suspect to be dangerous or disaffected to the government; and compel him to take the oath of abjuration. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. viii. 128 Three oaths were required to be taken by members of Parliament. These oaths were—the oath of allegiance, of supremacy, and abjuration. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 65/1 The Oath of Abjuration..was a solemn disclaimer, taken by members of parliament, clergy, and laymen against the right of the Stuarts to the crown, imposed by laws of William III., George I. and George III. 1959 A. Briggs Age of Improvem. 493 Derby had just referred to the necessity of ‘muzzling’ Roman Catholics by the oath of abjuration. 2004 Irish News (Nexis) 6 Feb. 134 The Magherafelt magistrates' records for October 1712 show that the then parish priest of Ballinascreen..had failed to answer his summons to appear before them and take the Oath of Abjuration. < as lemmas |
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