Meanings
present singular third person swears to God · participle present swearing to God · past swore to God · participle past sworn to God
- informalTo vigorously affirm the truth of a statement, knowing that the failure to do so may result in a punishment from God.
Synonyms: swear on a stack of Bibles, swear on the Bible, swear on one's life
- informalUsed to indicate that the speaker is swearing to God.
- informalUsed to indicate a high level of seriousness.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo vigorously affirm the truth of a statement, knowing that the failure to do so may result in a punishment from God.
Translations
Esperanto je Dio, die
- je Diointerjection
- dieinterjection
French parole
- paroleinterjection
Greek μα την Παναγία
- μα την Παναγία (ma tin Panagía)verb
Italian giurare, te lo giuro
- giurareverb
- te lo giurointerjection
Norwegian Bokmål sverge ved Gud
- sverge ved Gudverb
Portuguese jurar por Deus
- jurar por Deusverb
Spanish jurar por Dios, juro por Dios
- jurar por Diosverb
- juro por Diosinterjection
Swahili walahi bilahi
- walahi bilahiinterjection
Turkish Allah'a yemin etmek
- Allah'a yemin etmekverb
Urdu ﷲ کی قَسَم, خُدا کی قَسَم
- ﷲ کی قَسَم (allāh kī qasam)interjection
- خُدا کی قَسَم (xudā kī qasam)interjection
Cite this entry
swear to God. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20to%20God
“swear to God.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20to%20God. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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