recantationn.

Brit.

/ˌriːkanˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌriˌkænˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms:

α. 1500s recantacion, 1500s recantacyon, 1500s– recantation; Scottish pre-1700 recantacione, pre-1700 recantatioun, pre-1700 1700s– recantation.

β. Scottish pre-1700 rectantatioun.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin recantatio ; recant v.¹, -ation suffix.

Etymology: Probably partly < post-classical Latin recantatio retraction (a1523; < classical Latin recantāt- , past participial stem of recantāre recant v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹), and partly < recant v.¹ + -ation suffix.In β. forms perhaps by association with English words ultimately from classical Latin rectus right (see rect adj.), as e.g. rectify v.

1. The action of recanting; retraction, disavowal; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction

renayinga1400

retractionc1405

revocationa1428

recanting1534

recantation?1544

retractation1547

retract1553

renegation1581

reneging1632

revoking1646

unsaying1647

misowning1661

unwishing1699

unswearinga1822

withdrawal1836

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction > instance of

recantation?1544

palinody1583

palinodia1590

palinode1600

?1544 J. Bale Epist. Exhortatorye Table Recantacions of our tyme.

1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vi.) f. 94 The kinge with publyk rescript and open recantacion confessinge his synne.

c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) vi. 2413 Turne convertites, & make true recantation.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 6 Mar. (1974) VIII. 99 Two papists, women, lately converted; whereof one wrote her recantation.

1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 165 That's not a fair Question, says I, after what you have said; however, least you should think I wait only for a Recantation of it, I shall answer you plainly No not I.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xliv. 152 My offences are not to be redeemed by recantation or repentance.

1814 I. D'Israeli Quarrels Auth. III. 58 Recantations usually prove the force of authority, rather than the force of conviction.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xv. 416 His poem of recantation (the famous palinode now unfortunately lost).

1901 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 564 Any man who denied that Mary was a perfect virgin after having given birth to Christ, was reckoned a ‘relapsed heretic’, and, as such, he could not save his life by any recantation.

a1933 J. Galsworthy End of Chapter (1934) ii. v. 363 Seized by infidels, and confronted with the choice between death or recantation, he recants.

1971 I. Deutscher Marxism in our Time (1972) vi. 124 The operation was mild in comparison with the expulsions, purges and forced recantations which were to follow.

2003 L. Apps & A. Gow Male Witches Early Mod. Europe iii. 65 Women accused of witchcraft resisted in various ways, including the recantation of confessions made under torture.

2. The action or an act of singing again. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > singing again

recantation1594

palinody1599

resinging1879

1594 R. Wilson Coblers Prophesie sig. A4 Zelota: Go too Raph youle still be singing loue songs its your fashion. Raph: Content your selfe wife, tis my own recantation, No loue song neither.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ricantatione, a recantation or singing againe.

2000 Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Features section) Matthews's 1992 Palinode for solo cello, a ten-minute ‘recantation’, through a series of rhythmic sea-changes, of a sombre, self-duetting chant.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1), esp. in recantation sermon.

ΚΠ

1651 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd i. 4 Full of despair, in a most desperate qualm Then thus he howld his recantation Psalm.

1653 Mercurius Democritus No. 81. 639 The supple oylie Hollanders do now creep for Peace, offering to make a Recantation Sermon in the Slavonian language for their former Insolence.

1689 T. Brown (title) Mr. Haynes his recantation-prologue upon his first appearance on the stage after his return from Rome.

1739 J. Sloss Answer Remarks Serm. Doctr. Trinity 16 I should be glad to see the Remarker capable to vindicate himself..from being the Person, that suppressed the Recantation-Letter.

1857 H. A. Chalcraft Lucy Aylmer III. xiii. 287 The third [day] was Sunday—a never to be forgotten one in the annals of Forsted, when the young vicar made his recantation sermon.

2002 Hist. Jrnl. 45 490 The experience of grace made a better topic for a recantation sermon than ‘I did it for the money’ or ‘I did it for the girl’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recantation
释义	recantationn. Brit. /ˌriːkanˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌriˌkænˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: α. 1500s recantacion, 1500s recantacyon, 1500s– recantation; Scottish pre-1700 recantacione, pre-1700 recantatioun, pre-1700 1700s– recantation. β. Scottish pre-1700 rectantatioun. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin recantatio ; recant v.¹, -ation suffix. Etymology: Probably partly < post-classical Latin recantatio retraction (a1523; < classical Latin recantāt- , past participial stem of recantāre recant v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹), and partly < recant v.¹ + -ation suffix.In β. forms perhaps by association with English words ultimately from classical Latin rectus right (see rect adj.), as e.g. rectify v. 1. The action of recanting; retraction, disavowal; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction renayinga1400 retractionc1405 revocationa1428 recanting1534 recantation?1544 retractation1547 retract1553 renegation1581 reneging1632 revoking1646 unsaying1647 misowning1661 unwishing1699 unswearinga1822 withdrawal1836 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction > instance of recantation?1544 palinody1583 palinodia1590 palinode1600 ?1544 J. Bale Epist. Exhortatorye Table Recantacions of our tyme. 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vi.) f. 94 The kinge with publyk rescript and open recantacion confessinge his synne. c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) vi. 2413 Turne convertites, & make true recantation. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 6 Mar. (1974) VIII. 99 Two papists, women, lately converted; whereof one wrote her recantation. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 165 That's not a fair Question, says I, after what you have said; however, least you should think I wait only for a Recantation of it, I shall answer you plainly No not I. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xliv. 152 My offences are not to be redeemed by recantation or repentance. 1814 I. D'Israeli Quarrels Auth. III. 58 Recantations usually prove the force of authority, rather than the force of conviction. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xv. 416 His poem of recantation (the famous palinode now unfortunately lost). 1901 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 564 Any man who denied that Mary was a perfect virgin after having given birth to Christ, was reckoned a ‘relapsed heretic’, and, as such, he could not save his life by any recantation. a1933 J. Galsworthy End of Chapter (1934) ii. v. 363 Seized by infidels, and confronted with the choice between death or recantation, he recants. 1971 I. Deutscher Marxism in our Time (1972) vi. 124 The operation was mild in comparison with the expulsions, purges and forced recantations which were to follow. 2003 L. Apps & A. Gow Male Witches Early Mod. Europe iii. 65 Women accused of witchcraft resisted in various ways, including the recantation of confessions made under torture. 2. The action or an act of singing again. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [noun] > singing again recantation1594 palinody1599 resinging1879 1594 R. Wilson Coblers Prophesie sig. A4 Zelota: Go too Raph youle still be singing loue songs its your fashion. Raph: Content your selfe wife, tis my own recantation, No loue song neither. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Ricantatione, a recantation or singing againe. 2000 Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Features section) Matthews's 1992 Palinode for solo cello, a ten-minute ‘recantation’, through a series of rhythmic sea-changes, of a sombre, self-duetting chant. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1), esp. in recantation sermon. ΚΠ 1651 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd i. 4 Full of despair, in a most desperate qualm Then thus he howld his recantation Psalm. 1653 Mercurius Democritus No. 81. 639 The supple oylie Hollanders do now creep for Peace, offering to make a Recantation Sermon in the Slavonian language for their former Insolence. 1689 T. Brown (title) Mr. Haynes his recantation-prologue upon his first appearance on the stage after his return from Rome. 1739 J. Sloss Answer Remarks Serm. Doctr. Trinity 16 I should be glad to see the Remarker capable to vindicate himself..from being the Person, that suppressed the Recantation-Letter. 1857 H. A. Chalcraft Lucy Aylmer III. xiii. 287 The third [day] was Sunday—a never to be forgotten one in the annals of Forsted, when the young vicar made his recantation sermon. 2002 Hist. Jrnl. 45 490 The experience of grace made a better topic for a recantation sermon than ‘I did it for the money’ or ‘I did it for the girl’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1544
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