oath
/ˈoʊθ/ noun B2- 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. · take an oath· swear an oath
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge. · After taking the oath of office, she became the country's forty-third premier.· The generals swore an oath of loyalty to the country.
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
- A curse, a curse word.
Plural oaths
From the library
I’ll repeat the oath first.
Diana repeated the “oath” with a laugh fore and aft.
When I reached him he was groping about frantically in the empty cab, and giving vent to the finest assorted collection of oaths that ever I listened to.
I heard oaths and the confused sounds of a scuffle.
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