Abdication occurs when a monarch, such as a King, Queen, Emperor, or Empress renounces their office.
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“The abdication of Belief
Makes the Behavior small—
Better an ignis fatuus
Than no illume at all.”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
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