vower

Variant of vow

vow definition

vow (vo̵u)

noun

  1. a solemn promise or pledge, esp. one made to God or a god, dedicating oneself to an act, service, or way of life
  2. a solemn promise of love and fidelity marriage vows
  3. a solemn affirmation or assertion

Etymology: ME vou < OFr < L votum: see vote

transitive verb

  1. to promise solemnly
  2. to make a solemn resolution to do, get, etc.
  3. to declare emphatically, earnestly, or solemnly

intransitive verb

to make a vow

Related Forms:

vow Idioms

take vows

to make the vows required for formal entrance into a religious order or community

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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