solemn vow
Binding sacred pledge
A solemn vow is a serious, formal promise made with deep commitment and gravity.
The phrase emphasizes the weight of the commitment—solemnity distinguishes it from casual promises: She took a solemn vow never to speak of what she had witnessed.
In religious contexts, solemn vows are binding commitments made before God, as when entering a monastic order.
- oathFormal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- binding promiseEnforceable pledge or commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- cross my heartEmphatic truthfulness pledge
Hippocratic oath · commitment · covenant · oath-taking · religious order · sworn oath · take an oath · consecration · troth · holy orders · fidelity · ordination · witness · blood · sworn statement · wedding · till death do us part · holy matrimony
- oathsoath taking, swearing in, oath ceremony, sworn oath, oath of honor
- informal agreementsverbal agreement, oral agreement, handshake deal, gentleman's agreement, verbal contract
- marriage barriersbigamy, prior marriage, lack of consent, duress, underage
- loyaltyloyalty, devotion, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity
- prayersOur Father, morning prayers, Lord's Prayer, daily prayers, evening prayers
- courtroom oathsoath, testimony, sworn statement, affidavit, deposition
solemn vowempty promise
Pledge without intent
lip service · passing comment · gentleman's agreement · soft commitment · pinky promise
solemn vowbroken promise
Commitment not honored
betrayal · oath-breaking · perjury · renunciation · broken oath
solemn vowempty promise
Pledge without intent
broken promise · lie · lip service · mere words · idle threat
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