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recant verb abjure, abrogate, annul, cancel, countermand, disaffirm, disannul, disavow, disclaim, disenact, disown, negate, nullify, recall, recantare, repudiate, rescind, retract, reverse, take back, tergiversate, unsay, vacate, void, withdraw Associated concepts: recant a confession, recant prior testiiony See also: abrogate, cancel, disaffirm, disavow, disclaim, disinherit, disown, negate, nullify, renounce, repent, repudiate, rescind, revoke, tergiversate, vacate, void, withdraw How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He was burned at the stake March 21, 1556, thrusting the hand that had signed the recantations into the flames first, uttering the now-famous words; "This was the hand that wrote it, therefore it shall suffer punishment. At first glance this is also a surprising decision: generally Foxe was anxious to conceal or at best minimize the recantations of notable Protestants during Henry VIII's and Mary's reigns. Although crucial to Carter's eventual exoneration, the recantations are never even mentioned in the movie. |
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