Meaning of OATH
| Pronunciation: | | owth
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- [n] affirming the truth of a statement; to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
- [n] profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
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| | Synonyms: | | curse, curse word, cuss, expletive, swearing, swearword |
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| | See Also: | | commitment, dedication, Hippocratic oath, profanity | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Oath
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
An oath of secrecy for the concealing of those
[inventions] which we think fit to keep secret.
--Bacon.
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.
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.
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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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Object-oriented Abstract Type Hierarchy, a class library for C++ from Texas Instruments. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are taking an oath in your dream means strife and disharmony in your present situation.
Dreaming that you refuse to take an oath indicates an immediate change for the better. |
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| Legal Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A solemn pledge made under a sense of responsibility in attestation of the truth of a statement or in verification of a statement made. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a solemn appeal to God, permitted on fitting occasions (Deut. 6:13; Jer. 4:2), in various forms (Gen. 16:5; 2 Sam. 12:5; Ruth 1:17; Hos. 4:15; Rom. 1:9), and taken in different ways (Gen. 14:22; 24:2; 2 Chr. 6:22). God is represented as taking an oath (Heb. 6:16-18), so also Christ (Matt. 26:64), and Paul (Rom. 9:1; Gal. 1:20; Phil. 1:8). The precept, "Swear not at all," refers probably to ordinary conversation between man and man (Matt. 5:34,37). But if the words are taken as referring to oaths, then their intention may have been to show "that the proper state of Christians is to require no oaths; that when evil is expelled from among them every yea and nay will be as decisive as an oath, every promise as binding as a vow." |
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| | Related Terms: | | assurance, avouch, avouchment, avow, avowal, Bible oath, curse, cuss, cuss word, dirty name, dirty word, dysphemism, epithet, expletive, extrajudicial oath, faith, foul invective, guarantee, guaranty, imprecation, ironclad oath, judicial oath, loyalty oath, malediction, naughty word, no-no, oath of allegiance, oath of office, obscenity, official oath, parole, pledge, plight, profane oath, profanity, promise, solemn declaration, solemn oath, swear, swearword, sworn statement, test oath, troth, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor |
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