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Oaths

/əʊðz/

A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

📖 Definitions of "Oaths"

noun
  1. 1

    A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

  2. 2

    A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.

    "After taking the oath of office, she became the country's forty-third premier."

  3. 3

    A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.

  4. 4

    A curse, a curse word.

verb
  1. 1

    To pledge.

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