vowed
Swore to do
Vowed is the past tense of vow, meaning to make a solemn promise or pledge.
Someone who has vowed to do something has committed themselves earnestly: She vowed to never speak to him again, They vowed revenge.
The word carries more weight than simply promised—it suggests determination and often formality, as in marriage vows or religious oaths.
Formal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- swornBound by formal promise
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- avowalOpen declaration of belief
troth · plight · affirmation · declaration · word · assurance · guarantee · bond
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
constancy · steadfastness · fealty · adherence · consecration · honor · duty · obligation
oath
Formal binding promise
avowal · troth · plight · affirmation · declaration · word · assurance · guarantee · bond · undertaking
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
allegiance · constancy · steadfastness · fealty · adherence · consecration · honor · duty · obligation · resolve
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
chapel · aisle · bride · groom · officiant · betrothal · rite · ritual · union · sacrament
celibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
abstinence · monastic · nun · monk · religious · ascetic · cloistered · orders · novitiate · habit
- wedding vowsSpoken marriage commitments
- marriage vowsPledges exchanged during ceremonies
- exchange vowsRecite marriage promises
- take vowsEnter marriage ceremony
- vow of silenceSworn commitment to speechlessness
- solemn vowGrave, binding promise
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