1. a person who formally renounces or rejects a belief, allegiance, or claim
Usage: formal

Examples

• The former cult member became an abjurer of the group’s teachings.
• As an abjurer of violence, she refused to support the war effort.
• The political abjurer publicly denounced his former party’s policies.
• He was known as an abjurer of his family’s traditional religious beliefs.
• The abjurer faced criticism from those who questioned his sudden change of heart.
• She became an abjurer of materialism after her spiritual awakening.