Oath
WordNet
noun
(1) A commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
(2) Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
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(3) A solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
"They took an oath of allegiance"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A solemn pledge or promise to a god, king or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at:
- for they made Ocean and Tethys the parents of creation, and described the oath of the gods as being by water,
- 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at:
- the affirmed statement or promise accepted as equivalent to an oath
- A light or insulting use of a solemn pledge or promise to a god, king or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract the name of a deity in a profanity, as in swearing oaths
- a curse
- An affirmation of the truth of a statement.