'Swearing' definitions:
Definition of 'swearing'
From: WordNet
noun
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]
noun
A commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury [syn: oath, swearing]
Definition of 'Swearing'
From: GCIDE
- Swearing \Swear"ing\, a. & n. from Swear, v. [1913 Webster]
- Idle swearing is a cursedness. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Swearing'
From: GCIDE
- Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. Swore, formerly Sware; p. p. Sworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Swearing.] [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schw["o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[aum]rja, Dan. svaerge, Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm. [root]177. Cf. Answer.]
- 1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Ye shall swear by my name falsely. --Lev. xix. 12. [1913 Webster]
- I swear by all the Roman gods. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse. [1913 Webster]
- [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a week. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To swear by, to place great confidence in a person or thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "I simply meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord Verulam." --Miss Edgeworth.
- To swear off, to make a solemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off smoking. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'swearing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affidavit,
- affirmation,
- attestation,
- bad language,
- billingsgate,
- blue language,
- certification,
- colorful language,
- cursing,
- cussing,
- deposition,
- dirty language,
- dirty talk,
- dysphemism,
- evil speaking,
- execration,
- filth,
- filthy language,
- foul language,
- imprecation,
- notarized statement,
- obscenity,
- profane swearing,
- profanity,
- ribaldry,
- scatology,
- statement under oath,
- strong language,
- sworn statement,
- sworn testimony,
- testimony,
- unparliamentary language,
- unrepeatable expressions,
- vile language,
- vouching,
- vulgar language