avowal

American  

[uh-vou-uhl] / əˈvaʊ əl /

noun

1. an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.

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Other Word Forms

• preavowal noun
• reavowal noun

Etymology

Origin of avowal

First recorded in 1720–30; avow + -al ²

Example Sentences

But Mr. Fish says the conference’s avowal of “religious freedom for all” must include atheists in the conversation.

From Washington Times

“This is a central plan of this coalition together with the clear avowal that Germany is a country of immigration,” the ministry’s spokesperson said, responding to journalists’ questions about the complaints.

From Reuters

Even as Ye’s posts and avowals have become evermore incendiary.

From New York Times

He could not, he explained, “without manifest impropriety, make the avowal or disavowal you seem to think necessary.”

From Literature

Curtains billow violently above the men below, waving hats and arms, focusing their energy on a standing figure who holds his right hand up in a solemn gesture of avowal.

From Washington Post