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Definitions for Vowed
[1] a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
[2] a solemn promise made to a deity or saint committing oneself to an act, service, or condition.
[3] a solemn or earnest declaration.
[4] to make a vow of; promise by a vow, as to God or a saint: to vow a crusade or a pilgrimage.
[5] to pledge or resolve solemnly to do, make, give, observe, etc.: They vowed revenge.
[6] to declare solemnly or earnestly; assert emphatically (often followed by a clause as object): She vowed that she would take the matter to court.
[7] to dedicate or devote by a vow: to vow oneself to the service of God.
[8] to make a vow.
[9] to make a solemn or earnest declaration.
[10] take vows , to enter a religious order or house.
[11] a solemn or earnest pledge or promise binding the person making it to perform a specified act or behave in a certain way
[12] a solemn promise made to a deity or saint, by which the promiser pledges himself to some future act, course of action, or way of life
[13] take vows to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
[14] (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to pledge, promise, or undertake solemnly he vowed that he would continue ; he vowed to return
[15] (tr) to dedicate or consecrate to God, a deity, or a saint
[16] (tr; usually takes a clause as object) to assert or swear emphatically
[17] (intr) archaic to declare solemnly
Words related to Vowed
vowassure, swear, promise, declare, affirm, covenant, pledge, devote, dedicate, testify, vouch, consecrate, plight, warrant
Words nearby Vowed
vowvoucher system, vouchsafe, vouge, voussoir, vouvray, vow, vowel, vowel gradation, vowel harmony, vowel mutation, vowel point
Origin of Vowed
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French vo(u ) < Latin vōtum, neuter of vōtus, past participle of vovēre to vow
Other words from Vowed
vow·er , noun
vow·less , adjective
un·vowed , adjective
Word origin for Vowed
C13: from Old French vou, from Latin vōtum a solemn promise, from vovēre to vow
Synonyms for Vowed
affirm, assure, declare, promise, swear, consecrate, covenant, dedicate, devote, pledge, plight, testify, vouch, warrant, cross one's heart, give word of honor, swear up and down, undertake solemnly