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oath (plural oaths) 1. A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.quotations ▼ 1.1. 2007, George Simmons Roth, Battle in Outer Space (→ISBN): 1.1.1. But 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. 1.2. 2011, Mark Leyne, "The Tetherballs of Bougainville: A Novel 1.2.1. There are […] brought all the way from Bougainville to present their birth certificates and testify in this courtroom, under oath, as to their given names. 2. A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge. 2.1. After taking the oathof office, she became the country's forty-third premier. 2.2. The generals swore an oathof loyalty to the country. 3. A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deityor other en...

oath (third-person singular simple present oaths, present participle oathing, simple past and past participle oathed) 1. (archaic) To pledge.