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1 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) høytidelig løfte2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) avlegge et løfte, sverge2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) svergeloveIsubst. \/vaʊ\/1) (høytidelig) løfte2) (inderlig) ønske, bønnbe under a vow være bundet av et løfte, ha avlagt et løftemake a vow avlegge et løfte, love høytideligtake a vow avlegge et løftetake (the) vows avlegge klosterløfte, gå i kloster, la seg innvievow of chastity kyskhetsløftevow of silence taushetsløfteIIverb \/vaʊ\/1) (høytidelig) love, avlegge løfte om, sverge (på), love høyt og hellig2) vie3) ( gammeldags) bedyre, forsikre -
2 celibacy
'selibəsi(the state of being unmarried or of refraining from sexual intercourse, especially in obedience to religious vows.) sølibat- celibatesubst. \/ˈselɪbəsɪ\/sølibat, ugift stand -
3 marriage
'mæri‹1) (the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: Their marriage took place last week; ( also adjective) the marriage ceremony.) bryllup, vielse2) (the state of being married; married life: Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.) ekteskap3) (a close joining together: the marriage of his skill and her judgement.) (skjønn) forening•- marriage licenceekteskapsubst. \/ˈmærɪdʒ\/1) ekteskap, giftermål, gifte2) vielse, bryllup3) nær forbindelse, foreningask for someone's hand in marriage be om noens hånd, friby marriage gjennom ekteskapcontemplate marriage gå i giftetankergive in marriage gifte bort, gi til ektemarriage bed ekteseng, brudesengmarriage of convenience fornuftsekteskapmarriage vows ekteskapsløfteropen marriage åpent ekteskapreligious marriage kirkelig vielsetake in marriage gifte seg med, ta til ekte -
4 novice
'novis1) (a beginner in any skill etc.) nybegynner, novise2) (a monk or nun who has not yet taken all his or her vows.) novisesubst. \/ˈnɒvɪs\/1) ( kirkelig) novise2) novise, (ny)begynner -
5 secular
'sekjulə(not spiritual or religious: secular art/music.) verdslig, ikke-religiøsverdsligIsubst. \/ˈsekjʊlə\/1) ( kirkelig) sekularprest2) lekmannIIadj. \/ˈsekjʊlə\/1) sekulær, profan, verdslig, konfesjonsløs, ikke-religiøs, timelig, ikke-kirkelig, sekularisert2) ( kirkelig) sekular, som ikke tilhører en munkeorden3) sekulær, som inntreffer en gang hvert hundreår, hundreårs-4) sekular, hundreårig, hundre år gammel, som varer i hundre år5) som skjer svært langsomtsecular marriage borgerlig bryllupthe secular power den verdslige makt
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VOWS — … Useful english dictionary
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