Associations to the word «Recantation»

Wiktionary

RECANTATION, noun. The act of recanting or something recanted

Dictionary definition

RECANTATION, noun. A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.