vower
One who pledges
A vower is someone who makes a vow—a solemn promise or pledge.
The word is rare, appearing mostly in religious or formal contexts: The vowers knelt before the altar.
More often, English speakers use phrases like "one who vows" rather than the noun form.
One who commits formally
- swearerOne who pledges
- affirmerOne who declares positively
- promisorOne legally bound to deliver
- guarantorOne pledging another's obligation
declarer · testifier · devotee · penitent · supplicant · novice · monk · nun
Binding promise given
- swearVow or use profanity
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- trothPledged word of loyalty
allegiance · fealty · word · declaration · testament · compact · consecration · sacrament
Marriage rite and feast
- nuptialsVows and rings
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
officiant · altar · chapel · union · aisle · reception · banns · troth
Binding promise given
- bondBinding tie or connection
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- promiseCommitment to act
undertaking · devotion · fidelity · loyalty · steadfastness · faithfulness · constancy · dedication
pledger
One who commits formally
guarantor · declarer · testifier · devotee · penitent · supplicant · novice · monk · nun · votary
pledge
Binding promise given
- swearVow or use profanity
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- covenantBinding formal pledge
troth · allegiance · fealty · word · declaration · testament · compact · consecration · sacrament · solemn
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
groom · officiant · altar · chapel · union · aisle · reception · banns · troth · betrothal
pledge
Binding promise given
- bondBinding tie or connection
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
promise · undertaking · devotion · fidelity · loyalty · steadfastness · faithfulness · constancy · dedication · resolve
vowerdoubter
One who disbelieves
skeptic · waverer · vacillator · fence-sitter · ditherer
- 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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