oath
English Thesaurus
1. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | commitment, dedication, |
| definition | : | a message that makes a pledge (noun.communication) |
2. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | profanity, |
| definition | : | vulgar or irreverent speech or action (noun.communication) |
3. a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | promise, |
| definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bayat, |
| definition | : | an oath of allegiance to an emir (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | hippocratic oath, |
| definition | : | an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates (noun.communication) |
4. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication)
5. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | curse, |
| definition | : | heap obscenities upon (verb.communication) |
6. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication)
7. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | curse, |
| definition | : | heap obscenities upon (verb.communication) |
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