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solemn vow

noun

Definition of SOLEMN VOW

:  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 Known Use of SOLEMN VOW

14th century

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