oath UK /ˈəʊθ/US /ˈoʊθ/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •a set of words spoken in the name of God or a king to show that a statement is true or that a promise will be keptBut all of us took an oath to do our duty when we joined the Space Force, and I fully expect everyone to willingly keep their word. But you took no oath, and have no obligation. — 2007 •A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.After taking the oath of office, she became the country's forty-third premier.The generals swore an oath of loyalty to the country. •A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity. •A curse, a curse word. verb1 •(no longer used) To pledge. formsoathed · oathing · oaths
