oath ceremony
Formal pledge event
An oath ceremony is a formal event where someone swears or affirms allegiance, commitment, or truthfulness, typically before witnesses and often involving a ritual gesture such as raising one's hand or placing it on a sacred text.
The term most commonly refers to naturalization ceremonies where immigrants become citizens by taking an oath of allegiance to their new country.
After years of paperwork, she finally attended her oath ceremony and became a citizen.
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- rite of passageTransition-marking ceremony
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
- so help me GodSolemn oath invocation
hand on Bible · vow · inauguration · allegiance · consecration · sacrament · ordination · symbolic gestures · fealty · pledge · covenant · initiation · witness · court of law · coronation · public official · appointment · membership
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- ceremonieswedding, weddings, graduation, graduations, funeral
- civic eventstown meeting, public hearing, election, public forum, community meeting
- formal eventsstate visit, ball, diplomatic visit, wedding, black dress
- oathsswearing in, solemn vow, pledge of allegiance, so help me God, promise
- ritualsritual, rite, sacrament, blessing, prayer
oath ceremonyhandshake deal
Unwritten mutual commitment
gentleman's agreement · pinky promise · verbal agreement · tacit understanding · unspoken agreement
oath ceremonyoath breaking
Violating a vow
perjury · betrayal · forswearing · treachery · oath-breaking
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