OATHS
Noun
oaths
plural of oath
Verb
oaths
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oath
Anagrams
• Athos, HATOs, HOTAS, Shota, has to, hoast, hosta, shoat, shota
Source: Wiktionary
OATH
Oath, n.; pl. Oaths. Etym: [OE. othe, oth, ath, AS. a; akin to D.
eed, OS. e, G. eid, Icel. ei, Sw. ed, Dan. eed, Goth. ai; cf. OIr.
oeth.]
1. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal
to God for the truth of what is affirmed. "I have an oath in heaven"
Shak.
An oath of secrecy for the concealing of those [inventions] which we
think fit to keep secret. Bacon.
2. 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.
3. (Law)
Definition: 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.
4. 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. "A
terrible oath" Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition