(vows) a set of solemn promises committing one to a prescribed role, calling, or course of action, typically to marriage or a monastic career:the vows of celibacy
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1 [reporting verb] solemnly promise to do a specified thing: [with infinitive]:the rebels vowed to continue fighting [with clause]:I vowed that my family would never go hungry [with direct speech]:‘never again!’ he vowed
2 [with object] archaic dedicate to someone or something, especially a deity:I vowed myself to this enterprise