Definition of oath

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Oath (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..

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Unswear :: Unswear (v. i.) To recall an oath.
Adjure :: Adjure (v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly..
''snails :: 'Snails (interj.) God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's dear body)..
Unswear :: Unswear (v. t.) To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure..
Laidly :: Laidly (a.) Ugly; loathsome.
Subornation :: Subornation (n.) The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.
Distaste :: Distaste (v. t.) Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike.
Depose :: Depose (v. i.) To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
Antiburgher :: Antiburgher (n.) One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath..
Blue :: Blue (superl.) Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths..
Sacrament :: Sacrament (v. t.) To bind by an oath.
Qualify :: Qualify (v. i.) To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office..
Mennonite :: Mennonite (n.) One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service..
Abjure :: Abjure (v. i.) To renounce on oath.
Jingo :: Jingo (n.) A word used as a jocular oath.
Profane :: Profane (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue..
Oath :: Oath (n.) A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed..
Abhor :: Abhor (v. t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
Loathe :: Loathe (v. t.) To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for..
Adjuration :: Adjuration (n.) The form of oath or appeal.
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