
1) Affiance 2) Betroth 3) Oath 4) Pledge 5) Promise 6) Swear
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1) Affirm 2) Altar act 3) Altar agreement 4) Altar assurance 5) Altar pledge 6) Altared statement 7) Assurance 8) Avow 9) Bad thing to break 10) Binding declaration 11) Binding profession 12) Commitment 13) Covenant 14) Cross my heart 15) Debut single 16) Formal declaration 17) Formal pledge 18) Formal promise
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A promise made to God with sufficient knowledge and freedom, which has as its object a moral good that is possible and better than its voluntary omission.
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A vow (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a promise or oath. ==Marriage vows== Marriage vows are binding promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony. Marriage customs have developed over history and keep changing as human society develops. In earlier times and in most cultures the consent of the partners has ...
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• (n.) Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or affection; as, the marriage vow. • (v. i.) To make a vow, or solemn promise. • (n.) To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. • (n.) A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which...
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[Verb] To make a solemn promise to do something.
Example: She vowed to give her children all the love they needed.
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sacred voluntary promise to dedicate oneself or members of one`s family or community to a special obligation that goes beyond usual social or ... [1 related articles]
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Promise which religiously committed whoever made it (votum susceptum) and which it was imperative that he carry out (votum solutum).
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to make a serious promise
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Vow intransitive verb To make a vow, or solemn promise. « Better is it that thou shouldest not
vow , than that thou shouldest
vow and not pay.»
Eccl. v. 5. Found on
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Vow noun [ Middle English
vou , Old French
vou ,
veu ,
vo ,
vu , French
v...u , from Latin
votum , from
vovere , to vow. Confer
Avow ,
Devout ,
Vote .]
1. A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act b...
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Vow transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Vowed ; present participle & verbal noun Vowing .] [ Middle English vouen , Old French vouer , voer , French vouer , Late Latin votare . See Vow
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a promise made to God with sufficient knowledge and freedom, which has as its object a moral good that is possible and better than its voluntary omission. Vows that Religious take include the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
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[
n] - a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner 2. [v] - dedicate to a deity by a vow 3. [v] - make a vow
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vow 1. An earnest promise to perform a specified act or to behave in a certain manner; especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order; such as, 'to take the vows of a nun.' 2. Etymology: from Anglo-French and Old French vou; from Latin votum, 'a vow, a wish, a promise, dedication'; noun use of the neu...
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a solemn promise c/f Simple vow (above) or Solemn vow
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noun a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; `they took vows of poverty`
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