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Oath (other)
An oath is a statement of fact, or a promise as a sign of truth. Oath may also refer to: * Oath (horse) (foaled 1996), Thoroughbred race horse * Oath (song), "Oath" (song), Cher Lloyd and Becky G, 2012 * Yahoo (2017–present)#Oath , Oath Inc., a renamed and divested subsidiary of Verizon_Communications , Verizon * Oath, a deserted medieval village in the parish of Aller, Somerset, England * ''Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile'', a board game published by Leder Games * Initiative for Open Authentication, OATH, an acronym from the phrase "open authentication" in Initiative for Open Authentication * Oath of office, an official promise by a person elected to public office to lawfully fulfil its duties See also * The Oath (other) * Swear (other) * Minced oath, a euphemistic expression formed by misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo language * OAuth, an open standard for access delegation * Přísaha (Czech, 'Oa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oath
Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to give an affirmation instead. Nowadays, even when there is no notion of sanctity involved, certain promises said out loud in ceremonial or juridical purpose are referred to as oaths. "To swear" is a verb used to describe the taking of an oath, to making a solemn vow. Etymology The word come from Anglo-Saxon ' judicial swearing, solemn appeal to deity in witness of truth or a promise," from Proto-Germanic '' *aiþaz'' (source also of Old Norse eiðr, Swedish ed, Old Saxon, Old Frisian eth, Middle Dutch eet, Dutch eed, German Eid, Gothic aiþs "oath"), from PIE *oi-to- "an oath" (source also of Old Irish oeth "oath"). Common to Celtic and Germanic, possibly a loan-word from one to the other, but the history is obscure and it may ultimately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
