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单词 vowesses
释义

vow /vow/

noun
  1. A voluntary promise made to God, or to a saint, or to a god or gods
  2. A binding undertaking or resolve
  3. A solemn or formal promise of fidelity or affection
  4. A firm assertion
  5. An earnest wish or prayer
transitive verb
  1. To give or dedicate by solemn promise
  2. To promise or threaten solemnly
  3. To maintain solemnly
intransitive verb

To make vows

ORIGIN: OFr vou (Fr vœu), from L vōtum, from vovēre to vow

vowed adjective

  1. Devoted, confirmed, undertaken, etc, by vow, or as if by vow
  2. Bound by religious vows (obsolete)

vowˈer noun

vowˈess noun (historical)

  1. A woman who has taken a vow
  2. A nun

vowˈ-fellow noun (Shakespeare)

A person bound by the same vow

baptismal vows

The promises made at baptism by the person baptized, or by their sponsors or parents

simple vow

A more limited, less permanent vow than a solemn vow

solemn vow

A vow made on entering a religious order (such as those of poverty, obedience, and chastity), involving complete and irrevocable commitment

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