Found 3 items, similar to Oath.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: oath
baiat, sumpah
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: oath
oath
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
“expletives were deleted” [syn:
curse,
curse word,
expletive,
swearing,
swearword,
cuss]
2: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of
law); to lie under oath is to become subject to
prosecution for perjury [syn:
swearing]
3: a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness,
regarding your future acts or behavior;
“they took an oath
of allegience”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Oath
Oath
\Oath\ ([=o]th), n.; pl.
Oaths ([=o][th]z). [OE. othe,
oth, ath, AS. [=a][eth]; akin to D. eed, OS. [=e][eth], G.
eid, Icel. ei[eth]r, Sw. ed, Dan. eed, Goth. ai[thorn]s; cf.
OIr. oeth.]
1. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent
appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
“I have
an oath in heaven” --Shak.
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An oath of secrecy for the concealing of those
[inventions] which we think fit to keep secret.
--Bacon.
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2. 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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3. (Law) 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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4. 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.
“A terrible oath” --Shak.
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