Oath

/ˈəʊθ/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
2. A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
3. A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
4. A curse, a curse word.
5. (archaic) To pledge.

Example Sentences

take an oath

swear an oath

break one's oath

But all of us took an oath to do our duty when we joined the Space Force, and I fully expect everyone to willingly keep their word. But you took no oath, and have no obligation.

There are […] brought all the way from Bougainville to present their birth certificates and testify in this courtroom, under oath, as to their given names.

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

The generals swore an oath of loyalty to the country.

Wrex: [sigh] Before I left, I made an oath to my father's father. Wrex: I swore to recover my family's battle armor. It was taken from him after the uprising.

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Word Forms

• oaths
• oathing
• oathed

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