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   oath

   /əʊθ/

   noun

   • 1. a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behaviour: "they took an oath of allegiance to the king" Similar vowsworn statementpromisepledgeavowalaffirmationattestationword of honourwordbondguaranteeguarantyarchaic:troth
   • ▪ a sworn declaration, such as the promise to tell the truth, in a court of law: "each took the oath and then gave evidence"
   • 2. a coarse or blasphemous word or phrase used to express anger or other strong emotion: "he exploded with a mouthful of oaths" Similar swear wordprofanityexpletivefour-letter worddirty wordobscenityimprecationcursemaledictionblasphemyvulgarismvulgarityswearingbad/foul languagestrong languageinformal:cusscuss word

   Word Origin Old Englishāth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eed and German Eid.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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