Vow

Noun

 * 1) A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
 * The old hermit, up in the mountains, took a vow of silence.
 * 1) A declaration or assertion.

Verb

 * 1) To make a vow.
 * 2) To declare publicly that one made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
 * The rebels vowed to continue their fight until they succeed.

Adjectives for Vow
earthly; capricious; rash; musical; unheed- ful; violated; truant; passionate; unbroken; moist; bridal; ardent; intermingled; sainted; hollow; frail; noble; slighted; monastic; limber; monkish; solemn; marital; sacred; dread; grateful; self-imposed; idle; generous; heavenly; serviceable.

Verbs for Vow
annul—; breathe—; commit to—; comply with—; contract—; declare—; desecrate—; discharge from—; divorce from—; embody in—; enforce—; forfeit—; fulfill—; heed—; ignore—; infringe—; liberate from—; main¬tain—; observe—; pursue—; register—; relax—; respect—; sanctify—; slacken—; solemnize—; swear to—; undertake—; violate—; —binds; —burdens; —chains; — fetters; —pledges; —prohibits; —restrains; —restricts; —weighs upon.

Adverbs for Vow
patiently; passionately; languidly; capriciously; rashly; ardently; nobly; magnanimously; monastically; sacredly; generously; maritally.

Thesaurus
Bible oath, affirm, and candle, assert, assert under oath, asseverate, assurance, assure, attest, avouch, avouchment, avow, book, certify, confess, countersign, covenant, declare, depone, depose, express the belief, extrajudicial oath, faith, guarantee, ironclad oath, judicial oath, kiss the book, loyalty oath, make a promise, oath, oath of allegiance, oath of office, official oath, parole, pledge, plight, profess, promise, solemn declaration, solemn oath, state, swan, swear, swear by bell, swear the truth, swear to, swear to God, swear to goodness, test oath, testify, troth, underwrite, vouch, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor

Etymology
From <  <  votum: < vovere:.

Noun

 * Armenian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: voeu
 * Galician:
 * German:, , , Gelöbnis


 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:, , promesa


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,


 * Finnish: ,
 * German:


 * : андгар (andgar)


 * : (andaɣar)

Verb

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 發誓, 发誓
 * Finnish: vannoa vala, vannoa, ,
 * French:
 * German: ,


 * Icelandic:
 * Russian: клясться (kl'ást's'a), поклясться (pokl'ást's'a) , присягать (pris'agát') , присягнуть (pris'agnút') , давать обет (davát' obét), обещать (ob'eš'át') , пообещать (poob'eš'át')


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish:


 * Icelandic:
 * Russian: клясться (kl'ást's'a), поклясться (pokl'ást's'a) , обещать (ob'eš'át') , пообещать (poob'eš'át')

Related terms

 * vow of chastity
 * vow of poverty
 * vow of silence
 * vote
 * votive
 * devote

Anagrams

 * WVO