to take (swear) an oath
51Oath Against Modernism — The Oath against Modernism was issued by the Roman Catholic Pope, Saint Pius X, on September 1, 1910, and mandated that all clergy, pastors, confessors, preachers, religious superiors, and professors in philosophical theological seminaries should …
52swear — I. v. n. 1. Utter an oath, take oath, take an oath. 2. Declare (solemnly), avow, affirm, depose, testify, state, say, vow. 3. Use profane language, take the name of God in vain, curse, blaspheme. II. v. a. Administer an oath to, put under oath …
53Oath of vengeance — For the 1944 American film directed by Sam Newfield, see Oath of Vengeance. In Mormonism, the oath of vengeance (or law of vengeance) was an oath that was made by participants in the Endowment ritual of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day… …
54Oath of Allegiance (United States) — The United States Oath of Allegiance (officially referred to as the Oath of Allegiance, 8 C.F.R. Part 337 (2008)) is an oath that must be taken by all immigrants who wish to become United States citizens. The first officially recorded Oaths of… …
55oath — noun (C) plural oaths 1 a formal and very serious promise: swear/take an oath: The knights swore an oath of loyalty to their king. 2 be on/under oath law to have made a formal promise to tell the truth in a court of law: evidence given under oath …
56Oath of citizenship (United States) — The United States Oath of Citizenship (officially referred to as the Oath of Allegiance, 8 C.F.R. Part 337 (2008)) is an oath that must be taken by all immigrants who wish to become United States citizens. The first officially recorded Oaths of… …
57oath — noun 1 formal promise ADJECTIVE ▪ sacred, solemn ▪ blood ▪ Hippocratic ▪ a doctor s Hippocratic oath ▪ presidential …
58Oath — Invocation of a supernatural or holy being called to verify the veracity of a statement. Sometimes, oaths were given over a relic or a church altar. An oath was a special appeal, an expression of sincerity backed up by the threat of divine… …
59Oath of Supremacy — The Oath of Supremacy, originally imposed by King Henry VIII of England through the Act of Supremacy 1534, but repealed by his daughter, Queen Mary I of England and reinstated under Mary s sister, Queen Elizabeth I of England under the Act of… …
60swear — verb 1) they swore to marry each other Syn: promise, vow, pledge, give one s word, take an oath, undertake, guarantee; Law depose; formal aver 2) she swore she would never go back Syn: insist, avow, pronounce …
