| Oath (oath) |
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| Oath |
; pl.
Oaths (***thlig]z). [OE. othe,
oth, ath, AS.  ð; akin to D.
eed, OS. ***emacr]ð, G. eid, Icel.
eiðr, |
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; an expression of profane
swearing.
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