oath
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
“swear 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.
Etymology
From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ (“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”).
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OATH at a glance
OATH has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (O 1 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,471 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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