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noun, plural oaths 
[ohthz, ohths] .
Idiom [ohthz, ohths] . 1.
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath.
2.
a statement or promise strengthened by such an appeal.
3.
a formally affirmed statement or promise accepted as an equivalent of an appeal to a deity or to a revered person or thing; affirmation.
4.
the form of words in which such a statement or promise is made.
5.
EXPANDan irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God or anything sacred.
6.
COLLAPSEany profane expression; curse; swearword: He slammed the door with a muttered oath.
7.
take an oath, to swear solemnly; vow.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English ooth, Old English āth; cognate with German Eid
before 900; Middle English ooth, Old English āth; cognate with German Eid
Synonyms
2. vow, pledge. 5. profanity.
2. vow, pledge. 5. profanity.
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oath
O.E. að "oath, judicial swearing, solemn appeal to deity in witness of truth or a promise," from P.Gmc. *aithaz (cf. O.N. eiðr, Swed. ed, O.Fris. eth, Du. eed, Ger. eid, Goth. aiþs "oath"), from PIE *oi-to- "an oath" (cf. O.Ir. oeth "oath"). In ref. to careless invocations of divinity,
EXPAND from c.1175.
COLLAPSE
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