oath - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

An oath is a promise. If you want to borrow your brother's car, you may have to swear a solemn oath that you will bring it back unharmed.

An oath is a solemn promise, sometimes made in front of a witness, or a vow in a court of law that you will tell the absolute truth. No matter what the circumstances are, swearing an oath is serious business. That's why it's odd that an oath can also be an angry outburst of obscene words. Your brother might mutter an oath under his breath and clench his fists angrily if you return his car to him with a broken side mirror.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: oath

1	n	a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
2	n	profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: oath

1

n a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior

“they took an oath of allegiance”

Examples:: Hippocratic oath
an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates

Types:: bayat
an oath of allegiance to an emir

Type of:: promise
a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

n a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

Synonyms:: swearing

Type of:: commitment, dedication
a message that makes a pledge

2

n profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

Synonyms:: curse, curse word, cuss, expletive, swearing, swearword

Type of:: profanity
vulgar or irreverent speech or action