"oath" Definition

Definitions for the word "oath" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
(pl. -s) 1 solemn declaration naming god etc. As witness. 2 profanity, curse. on (or under) oath having sworn a solemn oath. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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