Definition of Vow. Meaning of Vow. Synonyms of Vow

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Definition of Vow

Vow
Vow Vow, v. i. To make a vow, or solemn promise. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. --Eccl. v. 5.
Vow
Vow Vow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vowing.] [OE. vouen, OF. vouer, voer, F. vouer, LL. votare. See Vow, n.] 1. To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. ``When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.' --Eccl. v. 4. [Men] that vow a long and weary pilgrimage. --Shak. 2. To assert solemnly; to asseverate.

Meaning of Vow from wikipedia

- A vow (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a promise or oath. A vow is used as a promise that is solemn rather than casual. Marriage vows are binding...
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- The Bodhisattva vow is a vow (Sanskrit: praṇidhāna, lit. aspiration or resolution) taken by some Mahāyāna Buddhists to achieve full buddhahood for the...
- Look up vow or vows in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A vow is an oath or promise. Vow, Vows or The Vow may also refer to: The Vow (devolution promise)...
- A solemn vow is a certain vow ("a deliberate and free promise made to God about a possible and better good") taken by an at least 18 year old person individual...
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- "I Vow to Thee, My Country" is a British patriotic hymn, created in 1921 when music by Gustav Holst had a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice set to it. The...
- (i.e. Jewish) man or woman who voluntarily took a vow which is described in Numbers 6:1–21. This vow required the ****rite to: Abstain from wine and all...