the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
The resignation of an ecclesiastical office.
In the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the Devil and all his works.
The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.