Meaning
Renunciation of love; the abandonment or giving-up of affection.
Literally: the forsaking of love
Usage & notes
The painful decision to relinquish a love grown hopeless; the lover's attempt, usually doomed, to tear affection out by the root.
Renunciation of love; the abandonment or giving-up of affection.
Literally: the forsaking of love
The painful decision to relinquish a love grown hopeless; the lover's attempt, usually doomed, to tear affection out by the root.