'Sworn' definitions:
Definition of 'sworn'
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Definition of 'Sworn'
From: GCIDE
- Sworn \Sworn\, p. p. of Swear. [1913 Webster]
- Sworn brothers, originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends.
- Sworn enemies, determined or irreconcilable enemies.
- Sworn friends, close friends. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sworn'
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 'sworn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affianced,
- affirmed,
- alleged,
- announced,
- asserted,
- asseverated,
- assured,
- attested,
- averred,
- avouched,
- avowed,
- betrothed,
- bound,
- certified,
- committed,
- compromised,
- confirmed,
- contracted,
- declared,
- deep-dyed,
- deep-rooted,
- deep-seated,
- deposed,
- dyed-in-the-wool,
- engaged,
- entrenched,
- enunciated,
- guaranteed,
- intended,
- manifestoed,
- obligated,
- pledged,
- plighted,
- predicated,
- professed,
- promised,
- pronounced,
- settled,
- stated,
- sworn to,
- underwritten,
- vouched,
- vouched for,
- vowed,
- warranted