English-Thai Dictionary

oath

N คำสบถ  swearword curse benediction praise kam-sa-bod

 

oath

N คำสาบาน  คำสัญญา  คำปฏิญา ณ  pledge vow promise kam-sa-ban

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OATH

n. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. The appeal to God in an oath, implies that the person imprecates his vengeance and renounces his favor if the declaration is false, or if the declaration is a promise, the person invokes the vengeance of God if he should fail to fulfill it. A false oath is called perjury.

 

OATHABLE

a.Capable of having an oath administered to. [Not used. ]

 

OATHBREAKING

n.The violation of an oath; perjury.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OATH

Oath, n.; pl. Oaths. Etym: [OE. othe, oth, ath, AS. a; akin to D.eed, OS. e, G. eid, Icel. ei, Sw. ed, Dan. eed, Goth. ai; cf. OIr. oeth.]

 

1. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. "I have an oath in heaven " Shak. An oath of secrecy for the concealing of those [inventions ] which we think fit to keep secret. Bacon.

 

2. A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: An appeal (in verification of a statement made ) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false.

 

4. 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. "A terrible oath " Shak.

 

OATHABLE

OATHABLE Oath "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of having an oath administered to. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

OATHBREAKING

OATHBREAKING Oath "break `ing, n.

 

Defn: The violation of an oath; perjury. Shak

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

oath

oath |ōTH oʊθ | ▶noun ( pl. oaths |ōTHs, ōT͟Hz | ) 1 a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior: they took an oath of allegiance to the king. • a sworn declaration that one will tell the truth, esp. in a court of law. 2 a profane or offensive expression used to express anger or other strong emotions. PHRASES under oath having sworn to tell the truth, esp. in a court of law. ORIGIN Old English āth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eed and German Eid .

 

Oxford Dictionary

oath

oath |əʊθ | ▶noun ( pl. oaths |əʊðz | ) 1 a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behaviour: they took an oath of allegiance to the king. • a sworn declaration, such as the promise to tell the truth, in a court of law. 2 a profane or offensive expression used to express anger or other strong emotions. PHRASES my oath Austral. /NZ an exclamation of agreement or endorsement. under (or Brit. on ) oath having sworn to tell the truth, especially in a court of law. ORIGIN Old English āth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eed and German Eid .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

oath

oath noun 1 an oath of allegiance: vow, pledge, sworn statement, promise, avowal, affirmation, word, word of honor, bond, guarantee; formal troth. 2 he uttered a stream of oaths: swear word, profanity, expletive, four-letter word, dirty word, obscenity, vulgarity, curse, malediction, blasphemy; informal cuss, cuss word; formal imprecation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

oath

oath noun 1 an oath of allegiance to the king: vow, sworn statement, promise, pledge, avowal, affirmation, attestation, word of honour, word, bond, guarantee, guaranty; archaic troth. 2 he uttered a stream of unrepeatable oaths: swear word, profanity, expletive, four-letter word, dirty word, obscenity, imprecation, curse, malediction, blasphemy; vulgarism, vulgarity; swearing, bad /foul language, strong language; informal cuss, cuss word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

oath

oath /oʊθ /〖語源は 「(誓いのために )前に歩み出ること 」〗名詞 複 ～s /oʊðz, oʊθs /C 1 (神や聖書にかけての )誓い , 宣誓 ▸ swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen 女王に忠誠を誓う ▸ take an oath to help sick people 病人を救うという誓いを立てる ▸ an oath of office 就任の宣誓 ▸ violate [break ] the oath 誓いを破る .2 〘法 〙(裁判で真実を述べるという )宣誓 ▸ a false [written ] oath 偽誓 [誓約書 ]▸ under [on ] oath 真実を述べると誓って (!特に法廷では聖書に手をのせて誓う ) ▸ put [place ] A under [on ] oath A 〈人 〉に宣誓させる ▸ take the oath 宣誓を行う .3 ｟文 ｠神名濫用 (!怒りや驚きを強調するために, By God! のように神聖なものを引き合いに出すこと ) ; ののしり文句, 侮辱の言葉 .