as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
I need your oath that you won't do anything until I've had time to make a decision
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Recent Examples of oath
On Wednesday night, the billowing black smoke poured out of the chapel chimney just after 9 p.m., about 4.5 hours after the cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel to take their oaths.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Technically, priests, through their religious oaths, are bound to a seal of confidentiality after hearing confessions, and the church forbids them from sharing the information learned in those sessions with others.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 May 2025
For the election, which began on Wednesday, May 7, the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel, take an oath of secrecy and seal the church's doors.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The smoke appeared roughly four hours after 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel, took their solemn oaths of secrecy, and formally began the centuries-old process of selecting a successor to Pope Francis to lead the Church's 1.4 billion members worldwide.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Technically, priests, through their religious oaths, are bound to a seal of confidentiality after hearing confessions, and the church forbids them from sharing the information learned in those sessions with others.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 May 2025
For the election, which began on Wednesday, May 7, the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel, take an oath of secrecy and seal the church's doors.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The smoke appeared roughly four hours after 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel, took their solemn oaths of secrecy, and formally began the centuries-old process of selecting a successor to Pope Francis to lead the Church's 1.4 billion members worldwide.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oath
Noun
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Does this align with our core promise of quality and reliability?—
Stefan Gogoll,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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At the same time, the jobs offer the promise of a higher wage, in contrast to the limited opportunities and tight surveillance that Uyghurs face in Xinjiang.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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An upcoming play was looking for real couples interested in getting married or renewing their vows.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Trump appeared to reference Apple's vow in February to invest $500 billion in the U.S over the next four years, which the company says will go toward additional hiring and a new server factory in Texas.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 May 2025
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For investors, attention has focused on the impact of higher defense spending pledges from European governments, particularly Germany — recently unleashed from longstanding restraints on fiscal spending.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Meanwhile, East European markets like Warsaw and Budapest are soaring on the back of massive defense spending pledges.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oath. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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