OATH
\ˈə͡ʊθ], \ˈəʊθ], \ˈəʊ_θ]\
Definitions of OATH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
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a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegience"
By Princeton University
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A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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An attestation that one will tell the truth, or a promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling upon God as a witness. The best known oath is probably the witness’ pledge “to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth†during a legal proceeding. In another context, a public official usually takes an “oath of office†before assuming her position, in which she declares that she will faithfully perform her duties.
By Oddity Software
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A solemn declaration that one speaks the truth, with an appeal to God as witness; a profane use of the name of God or of any sacred thing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A solemn statement with an appeal to God as witness, and a calling for his vengeance in case of faisehood or failure:-pl. OATHS (othz).
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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