Definition of "oath"
noun:
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A solemn pledge or promise to a god, king, or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract.
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The affirmed statement or promise accepted as equivalent to an oath.
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A light or insulting use of a solemn pledge or promise to a god, king or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract the name of a deity in a profanity, as in swearing oaths.
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A curse.
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An affirmation of the truth of a statement.
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verb:
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To pledge.
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Shouting out. (as in 'oathing obsenities').
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