verb as in strong fondness

Strongest matches

renounce, recant, reaffirm

Discover More

Example Sentences

Example:She renounced her previous atheism and reconfessed her belief in God.

Definition:To give up a belief or opinion, especially in a formal and public way; to retract.

From renounce

Example:After much reflection, he recanted his former stance and reconfessed his true beliefs.

Definition:To take back an opinion, statement, promise or confession; to withdraw or retract a former statement or belief.

From recant

Example:He reaffirmed his commitment to his faith by reconfessing and returning to the church.

Definition:To reaffirm can mean to state again or to confirm again, especially in a public and formal way, to make an affirmation or to restate an earlier stated opinion, belief, fact or principle.

From reaffirm