sacred vows
Solemn binding pledges
Sacred vows are solemn promises made before God or in a religious context, carrying spiritual weight beyond ordinary commitments.
Marriage vows are the most common example: They exchanged sacred vows in the church.
Monks and nuns take sacred vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
The phrase emphasizes that breaking such promises isn't just disappointing—it's a violation of something holy.
- holy matrimonySacred rite of spousal union
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- initiation riteFormal entry ceremony
- oathFormal binding promise
asceticism · fidelity · ordination · betrothal · wedding vow · till death do us part · consecration · cloistered · vow of silence · vow of poverty · binding agreement · baptismal vow · prayer · coronation oath · monastic vow · religious order · promise · commitment
- royal ceremoniescoronation ceremony, crowning, royal procession, state banquet, royal ball
- wedding customswedding veil, wedding rings, wedding gown, wedding ceremony, wedding cake
- pilgrimage ritescircumambulation, prostration, ritual bathing, ritual washing, kora
- religious dutiesdaily prayer, religious fasting, hajj, zakat, salat
- wedding ritualswedding ceremony, wedding prayer, nuptial mass, exchange of rings, holy matrimony
- Jain practicespuja, ahimsa, diksha, tapas, dana
sacred vowsbroken vows
oath-breaking · broken promises · betrayal · infidelity · perjury