Recantation
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Recantation is a personal public act of denial of a previously published opinion or belief. It is derived from the Latin "re cantare", to re-sing.
Philosophy
In
cleric
which he described as "a recantation of opinion with admission of error".
In classical Roman poetry, after deliberately describing something extravagantly or hyperbolically for memorable dramatic effect, recantation was used to briefly redefine the material subject fairly and honestly.
Religion
In religion, recantation may be required to avoid punishment or imposed to obtain pardon from a sin such as:
- Heresy (wrong choice) which means questioning or doubting dogmatic established beliefs
- Blasphemy (evil-speaking) which is the act of insulting or showing contempt for a religious deity.
- Apostasy which implies either revolt against or renunciation or abandonment of a prescribed religious duty, especially disloyalty sedition and defection
In
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith required an act of renunciation to enforce an orthodoxy
.
In a
burning at the stake suffered by Joan of Arc
.