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take vows

VERB

marry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

join wed

STRONG

ally associate bond combine conjoin conjugate contract couple espouse knit land link match mate merge pledge promise relate tie unify unite yoke

WEAK

become one drop anchor get hitched get married lead to altar one plight one's troth settle down tie the knot walk down aisle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide separate

STRONG

break detach disconnect disjoin dissociate divorce fail loosen lose part uncouple unfasten

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Professed Knights, from which the Grand Masters are chosen, take vows of poverty and chastity as well as obedience to the pope.

From Reuters • May 3, 2023

Bishops and priests take vows to live celibate lives, and Scout leaders take an oath “ … to help other people at all times.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2020

In Kerala, it is not uncommon for families to have one or two daughters take vows as nuns.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2019

Ram Rahim Singh, 51, had long painted himself as a pious spiritual leader, encouraging followers all over the world to take vows of abstinence and celibacy.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2019

“Do you wish to pursue the cloistered life and take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

take vows

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