Oath

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Homonyms 1.2.2 External links

English

Noun

oath (plural oaths)

1. A solemn pledge or promise to a god, king or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract
2. the affirmed statement or promise accepted as equivalent to an oath
3. A light or insulting use of the name of a deity in a profanity, as in swearing oaths
4. a curse

Related terms

• bloody oath (Australian slang)
• fucken oath (Australian slang)

Translations

• Chinese: 誓言
• Dutch: eed m
• French: serment m
• German: Eid m
• Greek: όρκος m
• Indonesian: sumpah
• Italian: giuramento m
• Japanese: 宣誓
• Korean: 선서
• Portuguese: juramento m
• Russian: присяга f (prisyaga)
• Spanish: juramento m
• Swedish: ed c (1,2), svordom c (2)

Verb

1. (archaic) To pledge.
2. Shouting out. (as in 'oathing obsenities')

Homonyms

• oaf

External links