oath

• profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law)
• a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
• A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed
• 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
• 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
• 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

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