Definition of oath

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Oath (n.) 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..

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Law :: Law (n.) An oath, as in the presence of a court..
Burgher :: Burgher (n.) A member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess the true religion professed within the realm), the opposite party being called antiburghers..
Ugsome :: Ugsome (a.) Ugly; offensive; loathsome.
Loath :: Loath (a.) Hateful; odious; disliked.
Depose :: Depose (v. i.) To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
Administration :: Administration (n.) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament..
Loath :: Loath (a.) Filled with disgust or aversion; averse; unwilling; reluctant; as, loath to part..
Scunner :: Scunner (v. i.) To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have dislike, prejudice, or reluctance..
Boathouse :: Boathouse (n.) A house for sheltering boats.
Antiburgher :: Antiburgher (n.) One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath..
Halidom :: Halidom (n.) Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths.
Adjuration :: Adjuration (n.) The form of oath or appeal.
Abhorrent :: Abhorrent (a.) Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts..
Swearer :: Swear (v. t.) To appeal to by an oath.
Ironclad :: Ironclad (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge..
Voir Dire :: Voir dire () An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence..
Loathe :: Loathe (v. t.) To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate.
Blue :: Blue (superl.) Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths..
Abominate :: Abominate (v. t.) To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety..
Perjure :: Perjure (v. t.) To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself..
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