oath

oath is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 6 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
2. noun. A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.
3. noun. 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.
4. noun. A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing.
5. noun. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

   Synonyms: swearing

6. noun. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

   "expletives were deleted"

   Synonyms: curse, cuss, expletive, swearing, swearword

7. noun. a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior

   "they took an oath of allegiance"

Synonyms

swearing, curse, cuss, expletive, swearword

Common word forms

oaths, oathed, oathful

Words from these letters

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