OATH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oath mean?
• OATH (noun)
The noun OATH has 3 senses:
1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
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
3. a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
Familiarity information: OATH used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• OATH (noun)
Meaning:
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
swearword; swearing; oath; expletive; curse word; curse; cuss
Context example:
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Hypernyms ("oath" is a kind of...):
profanity (vulgar or irreverent speech or action)
Meaning:
A commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
oath; swearing
Hypernyms ("oath" is a kind of...):
commitment; dedication (a message that makes a pledge)
Meaning:
A solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
they took an oath of allegiance
Hypernyms ("oath" is a kind of...):
promise (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oath"):
bayat (an oath of allegiance to an emir)
Instance hyponyms:
Hippocratic oath (an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates)
