oath
Definitions
- 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.
- 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
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity
- A curse, a curse word.
- A curse, a curse word
- To pledge
Equivalents
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Examples
“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.”
“The farther from the Senator's office, the darker and older the furniture, the freer fly⟳ four-letter oaths, the higher the heaps of unfiled and unattended papers culminating in a frenzy of pulp in the press⟳ section[…]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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