WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sol′emn vow′, [Rom. Cath. Ch.]
- Religiona perpetual, irrevocable public vow taken by a religious, in which property may not be owned by the individual, and marriage is held invalid under canon law. Cf. simple vow.
- Middle English 1350–1400
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