forsaketh
Deserts in need
Forsaketh is an archaic third-person singular form of forsake, meaning to abandon or renounce.
The -eth ending marks older English, appearing in biblical and liturgical texts: He forsaketh not his saints.
Modern English uses forsakes.
Left behind, uninhabited
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- relinquishedGave up possession of
- left behindAbandoned or forgotten
- cast offRelease or discard
discarded · renounced · spurned · rejected · disowned · estranged · alienated · ostracized
Deliberate violation of trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
treason · oath-breaker · false · faithless · turncoat · traitor · disloyal · recreant
Solemn personal commitment
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- oathFormal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- sacredWorthy of reverence
consecrated · hallowed · reverent · solemn · binding · sworn · liturgical · ceremonial
Of sacred texts
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- King JamesEnglish Bible translation, 1611
- scripturalOf sacred writings
ye olde · antiquated · medieval · ancient · liturgical · formal · poetic · literary
deserted
Left behind, uninhabited
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- relinquishedGave up possession of
- left behindAbandoned or forgotten
cast off · discarded · renounced · spurned · rejected · disowned · estranged · alienated · ostracized · exiled
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
apostasy · treason · oath-breaker · false · faithless · turncoat · traitor · disloyal · recreant · forsworn
vow
Solemn personal commitment
sacred · consecrated · hallowed · reverent · solemn · binding · sworn · liturgical · ceremonial · devout
biblical
Of sacred texts
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- King JamesEnglish Bible translation, 1611
scriptural · ye olde · antiquated · medieval · ancient · liturgical · formal · poetic · literary · historic
- god forsakenAbandoned by the divine