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ALL meanings of oath

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  • noun oath A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior. 1
  • noun plural oath a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath. 1
  • noun plural oath a statement or promise strengthened by such an appeal. 1
  • noun plural oath a formally affirmed statement or promise accepted as an equivalent of an appeal to a deity or to a revered person or thing; affirmation. 1
  • noun plural oath the form of words in which such a statement or promise is made. 1
  • noun plural oath an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or anything sacred. 1
  • noun plural oath any profane expression; curse; swearword: He slammed the door with a muttered oath. 1
  • idioms oath take an oath, to swear solemnly; vow. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of oath Object-oriented Abstract Type Hierarchy, a class library for C++ from Texas Instruments. 1
  • noun oath promise 1
  • noun oath profanity 1
  • countable noun oath An oath is a formal promise, especially a promise to be loyal to a person or country. 0
  • singular noun oath In a court of law, when someone takes the oath, they make a formal promise to tell the truth. You can say that someone is on oath or under oath when they have made this promise. 0
  • countable noun oath An oath is an offensive or emphatic word or expression which you use when you are angry or shocked. 0
  • noun oath a solemn pronouncement to affirm the truth of a statement or to pledge a person to some course of action, often involving a sacred being or object as witness 0
  • noun oath the form of such a pronouncement 0
  • noun oath an irreverent or blasphemous expression, esp one involving the name of a deity; curse 0
  • noun oath a ritualistic declaration, typically based on an appeal to God or a god or to some revered person or object, that one will speak the truth, keep a promise, remain faithful, etc. 0
  • noun oath the ritual form used in making such a declaration 0
  • noun oath the thing promised or declared in this way 0
  • noun oath the irreverent or profane use of the name of God or of a sacred thing to express anger or emphasize a statement 0
  • noun oath a swearword; curse 0
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