Definizione monolingua

oath

oath (third-person singular simple present oaths, present participle oathing, simple past and past participle oathed)

1. (archaic) To pledge.
2. Shouting out. (as in oathing obsenities)

oath (plural oaths)

1. A solemn pledge or promise to a god, king, or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract
   • 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 3.

     for they made Ocean and Tethys the parents of creation, and described the oath of the gods as being by water,

2. the affirmed statement or promise accepted as equivalent to an oath
3. 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
4. a curse
5. (law) An affirmation of the truth of a statement.

Definizione dizionario oath

	giuramento
	affirmed statement
	solemn pledge
	Promessa o dichiarazione solenne di fronte a un'autorità, a un'altra persona o a se stessi.
	Promise or solemn declaration in front of an authority, another person or to oneself.

	bestemmia
	profanity

	giurare
	to pledge

imprecazione

moccolo

Altri significati:

A solemn pledge or promise to a god, king, or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract

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

(law) An affirmation of the truth of a statement.

a curse

(written) oath

Shouting out. (as in 'oathing obsenities')

(archaic) To pledge.

the affirmed statement or promise accepted as equivalent to an oath