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noun

Vow n.

A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act, service, or condition; a devotion of one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a vow of poverty. "Nothing... that may... stain my vow of Nazarite." "I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow." "I am combined by a sacred vow."

Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or affection; as, the marriage vow. "Knights of love, who never broke their vow; Firm to their plighted faith."

verb

Vow v. t. (past & past part. vowed; pres. part. vowing)

To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. "When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it." "(Men) that vow a long and weary pilgrimage."

To assert solemnly; to asseverate.

Vow v. i. To make a vow, or solemn promise. "Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay."

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"Vow" Quotes from Famous Books

... must be in gude water. These twenty year back I hae been a temperance man, and hae brought up thae lads to the same fashion; for, coming to Canada, I kenned what ruined mony a puir fallow might weel be the ruin o' me, an' I took a solemn vow that a drap o' drink suld never moisten my lips mair. Sandy Davidson wouldna be gettin' John Benson's daughter in marriage the day, if it werena for the ...

— Cedar Creek - From the Shanty to the Settlement • Elizabeth Hely Walshe

... then leave my side this very morn, And with a vow this day should ever count Amid thy life most happy; when we meet Thy ...

— Count Alarcos - A Tragedy • Benjamin Disraeli

... exultation from his voice. He did not believe she was hiding. She might be staring into a crystal in some secret cave—she might be planning new mischief of any kind. But afraid she was surely not. And just as surely he could vow she was working out her ...

— King--of the Khyber Rifles • Talbot Mundy

... will he turned his thought from this desire, or from considering what the mysterious something could be that it was all-important for him not to see, or who it was that in this desolate place would spy upon him if he broke his vow. ...

— The Mermaid - A Love Tale • Lily Dougall

... It's a vow I made, and it's my way not to go back of things. When I looked at mother, and see'd the way father treated her, I made up my mind never to wed with none. I'll be no man's mate, and I'll trust myself to none. Good-night, Will, You mean it kindly; and I'd like to ask ...

— A Girl of the People • L. T. Meade

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