solemn vow

noun

A deliberate and free promise made to God about a possible and better good, taken by an individual during or after novitiate in a Catholic religious institute.

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Meanings

nounsolemn vow (plural solemn vows)

plural solemn vows

  1. ChristianityA deliberate and free promise made to God about a possible and better good, taken by an individual during or after novitiate in a Catholic religious institute.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solemn vow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solemn%20vow.

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