solemn vow

noun

: an absolute and irrevocable public vow taken by a religious in the Roman Catholic Church under which ownership of property by the individual is prohibited and marriage is invalid under canon law

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First came the tears — theirs, not mine — and a solemn vow from my 14-year-old to dedicate her life to pursuing a career in Congress, with the singular ambition of taking down Ticketmaster. —

Carrie Simonelli, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023 Making a solemn vow that my theoretical future children will never play contact sports. —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023 Mom and Dad, with the bishop’s permission, and after taking a solemn vow, could leave the marital bed and replace it with chaste cohabitation. —

New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021 Americans seem eager for practical information and opportunities to help, not solemn vows of corporate togetherness. —

Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2020 Asked if he's made a solemn vow that this really is his last project, Ray looks away and smiles. —

Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 27 July 2017