oath
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oath
- /ˈəʊθ/ UK
- /ˈoʊθ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ (“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”).
Cognate with Scots aith, athe (“oath”), North Frisian ith, iss (“oath”), Saterland Frisian Eed (“oath”), West Frisian eed (“oath”), Dutch eed (“oath”), German Eid (“oath”), Swedish ed (“oath”), Icelandic eið (“oath”), Latin ūtor (“make use of, employ, avail”, verb), Old Irish óeth (“oath”).
noun oaths
- A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. take an oath
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge. After taking the oath of office, she became the country's forty-third premier.
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
- A curse, a curse word. The farther from the Senator's office, the darker and older the furniture, the freer fly four-letter oaths, the higher the heaps of unfiled and unattended papers culminating in a frenzy of pulp in the press section[…]
verb oaths · oathing · oathed
- To pledge.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vow, expletive, swearing, curse, swearword, curse word, cuss, pledge, promise, sworn, swearing-in, swear, bound, affidavit, testimony, witness
Translations
Every language
noun solemn pledge
| Español | juramento, juramiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맹세 maengse, 선서 seonseo, 서약 seoyak |
| 日本語 | 誓い chikai, 誓約 seiyaku, 宣誓 sensei |
| 中文 | 誓詞 /誓词 shìcí, 宣誓 xuānshì |
| हिन्दी | शपथ śapath, सौगंद saugand, क़सम qasam |
| Kiswahili | yamini |
| Português | juramento, jura, promessa |
| Français | serment |
| Deutsch | Eid, Schwur |
| Italiano | giuramento |
| Ελληνικά | όρκος órkos |
| Română | jurământ, legământ |
| Русский | прися́га prisjága, кля́тва kljátva |
| Tiếng Việt | lời tuyên thệ, lời thề |
| العربية | قَسَم qasam, حَلْف ḥalf, حِلْف ḥilf, يَمِين yamīn |
| עברית | שבועה \ שְׁבוּעָה shvuá |
noun affirmed statement
| 日本語 | 宣誓 sensei |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 誓言 shìyán |
| Kiswahili | kiapo |
| Português | juramento |
| Deutsch | Eid |
| Italiano | giuramento |
| Ελληνικά | όρκος órkos |
| Русский | кля́тва kljátva |
noun profanity
| 日本語 | わいせつ waisetsu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 罵人話 /骂人话 màrénhuà, 罵人 /骂人 màrén |
| Português | palavrão |
| Français | juron |
| Deutsch | Fluch |
| Italiano | bestemmia |
| Русский | прокля́тие prokljátije, руга́тельство rugátelʹstvo, мат mat |
Talk about this word "oath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oath. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oath. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oath "oath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oath.Cite this
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title = {oath},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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