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1. (n.) oath
a solemn appeal to a deity or to some revered person or thing to witness one's determination to speak the truth or keep a promise.
2. oath
any statement, promise, or affirmation accepted as the equivalent of such an appeal.
3. oath
the form of words in which an oath is made.
4. oath
an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or anything sacred.
5. oath
any profane expression; curse; swearword.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
"expletives were deleted"
2. (noun) oath, swearing
a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
3. (noun) oath
a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
"they took an oath of allegiance"
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1. (noun) oath
an official promise
The prime minister will take the oath of office.
2. oath
under oath
having legally promised to tell the truth
He swore under oath that he never took the drugs.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) OATH
a solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed
2. (noun) OATH
a solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc
3. (noun) OATH
an appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false
4. (noun) OATH
a careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing
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Sense: a solemn promise
He swore an oath to support the king.
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 Afrikaans: eed |
 Arabic: يَمين، قَسَم |
 Bulgarian: клетва |
 Brazilian: juramento |
 Czech: přísaha |
 German: der Eid |
 Danish: ed |
 Greek: όρκος |
 Spanish: juramento |
 Estonian: vanne |
 Farsi: سوگند |
 Finnish: vala |
 French: serment |
 Hebrew: שְׁבוְּעָה |
 Hindi: शपथ |
 Croatian: zakletva |
 Hungarian: eskü |
 Indonesian: sumpah |
 Icelandic: eiður |
 Italian: giuramento |
 Japanese: 誓い |
 Korean: 서약, 맹세 |
 Lithuanian: priesaika |
 Latvian: zvērests |
 Malay: sumpah |
 Dutch: eed |
 Norwegian: ed |
 Polish: przysięga |
 Persian: سوگند |
 Pashto: لوړه |
 Portuguese: juramento |
 Romanian: jurământ |
 Russian: клятва; присяга |
 Slovak: prísaha |
 Slovenian: prisega |
 Serbian: zakletva |
 Swedish: ed |
 Thai: คำสาบาน; คำปฏิญาณ |
 Turkish: yemin, ant |
 Taiwanese: 誓言 |
 Ukrainian: присяга, клятва |
 Urdu: حلف |
 Vietnamese: lời tuyên thệ |
 Chinese: 誓言 |
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