Definitions for "Oath"
A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.
An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false.
Keywords:  awfu, weighty, bide, discern, thing
a complicated thing to bide, and the wise observer will discern how we have kept ours
an awfu' thing, especially when it is for life or death
a weighty thing, taking time
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
an unconditional commitment
a spoken commitment to perform a good deed, a curse is a spoken commitment to do evil and harm
Open Authentication. Open Authentication reference architecture (OATH), is an approach initiated by VeriSign and now supported by a wide variety of partners which is intended to accelerate the adoption of strong authentication technology across all networks. Leveraging existing standards and an open reference platform, OATH will ensure that secure user and device credentials can be provisioned and verified by a wide variety of industry-leading software and hardware solutions, removing traditional barriers to widespread adoption.
an oral contract, one that the swearer is bound to follow or suffer the consequences
Keywords:  worship, act
an act of worship
An affirmation that binds someone legally and morally.
Keywords:  serious, transaction
a very serious transaction
Keywords:  idea, careful, need, words, interesting
an interesting idea, but we would need to be careful about the words
Keywords:  office
Oath Of Office