Antonyms for vow
vaʊvow

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1. vow

   In the highest sense, as in a court of justice, "an oath is a reverent appeal to God in corroboration of what one says," Abbott Law Dict.; an affidavit is a sworn statement made in writing in the presence of a competent officer; an adjuration is a solemn appeal to a person in the name of God to speak the truth. An oath is made to man in the name of God; a vow, to God without the intervention, often without the knowledge, of man. In the lower sense, an oath may be mere blasphemy or profane swearing. Anathema, curse, execration, and imprecation are modes of invoking vengeance or retribution from a superhuman power upon the person against whom they are uttered. Anathema is a solemn ecclesiastical condemnation of a person or of a proposition. Curse may be just and authoritative; as, the curse of God; or, it may be wanton and powerless: "so the curse causeless shall not come," Prov. xxvi, 2. Execration expresses most of personal bitterness and hatred; imprecation refers especially to the coming of the desired evil upon the person against whom it is uttered. Malediction is a general wish of evil, a less usual but very expressive word. Compare TESTIMONY.

   Antonyms:
   benediction, benison, blessing

   Synonyms:
   adjuration, affidavit, anathema, ban, blaspheming, blasphemy, curse, cursing, denunciation, execration, imprecation, malediction, oath, profane swearing, profanity, reprobation, swearing, sworn statement

Matched Categories

1. • Dedicate
   • Pledge

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1. vowverb

   a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

   "they took vows of poverty"

2. vowverb

   make a vow; promise

   "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"

   Synonyms:
   consecrate

3. vow, consecrateverb

   dedicate to a deity by a vow

   Synonyms:
   hallow, give, dedicate, commit, ordinate, bless, sanctify, order, consecrate, ordain, devote

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1. vownoun

   Synonyms:
   pledge

   Associated words:
   votary, votive

How to use vow in a sentence?

1. Mike Fink:

   You're lucky I took me a vow of non-violence, or you'd be suffering some pain right now.

2. Bob Murray:

   I want to apologize to anyone adversely affected by my behavior. I vow to make changes to my life, starting with enrolling in a treatment program, i want to thank Henry and Susan Samueli, and Michael Schulman, as working for Susan Samueli has been one of the highlights of my career. As I step away from the Anaheim Ducks, I will focus my attention on where it should be : improving my life for the betterment of my family and friends.

3. The Vatican newspaper:

   The ogres were not exclusively men in cassocks. Paedophilia does not necessarily derive from a vow of chastity, but it is by now clear that there were too many people in the Church who were more worried about the image of the institution than the gravity of the act.

4. David Cameron:

   The leaders of the other main political parties and I promised extensive new powers for the Scottish Parliament -- a vow -- with a clear process and timetable, and now, here we have it: new powers for Scotland, built to last, securing our united future.

5. Christine Whelan:

   It's easier to make a plan to go running three times this week than vow to run three times a week indefinitely, if you make your fitness goals week by week rather than so far-reaching, you'll have more success, and that in itself is motivating.

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