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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] vowe, from Anglo-French vou,  from [[Latin]] votum, from neuter of votus, past participle of vovēre to vow; akin to [[Greek]] euchesthai to pray, [[vow]], [[Sanskrit]] vāghat sacrificer

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] vowe, from Anglo-French vou,  from [[Latin]] votum, from neuter of votus, past participle of vovēre to vow; akin to [[Greek]] euchesthai to pray, [[vow]], [[Sanskrit]] vāghat sacrificer

*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

*Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

==Definition==

==Definition==

[[Marriage]] vows are binding [[promises]] each [[partner]] in a couple makes to the other during a wedding [[ceremony]]. Marriage [[customs]] have [[developed]] over [[history]] and keep changing as [[human]] [[society]] [[develops]]. In earlier times and in most [[cultures]] the consent of the partners has not had the importance now attached to it, at least in Western societies and those they have influenced.

[[Marriage]] vows are binding [[promises]] each [[partner]] in a couple makes to the other during a wedding [[ceremony]]. Marriage [[customs]] have [[developed]] over [[history]] and keep changing as [[human]] [[society]] [[develops]]. In earlier times and in most [[cultures]] the consent of the partners has not had the importance now attached to it, at least in Western societies and those they have influenced.

*Vow with [[God]]

*Vow with [[God]]

Within the world of [[monks]] and nuns, a vow is sometimes a [[transaction]] between a [[person]] and a [[deity]], where the former [[promises]] to render some [[service]] or gift, or [[devotes]] something valuable to the deity's use. The vow is a kind of oath, with the [[deity]] being both the [[witness]] and recipient of the [[promise]]. For an example, see the [[Book of Judges]]. Also, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva_vows Bodhisattva vows].

Within the world of [[monks]] and nuns, a vow is sometimes a [[transaction]] between a [[person]] and a [[deity]], where the former [[promises]] to render some [[service]] or gift, or [[devotes]] something valuable to the deity's use. The vow is a kind of oath, with the [[deity]] being both the [[witness]] and recipient of the [[promise]]. For an example, see the [[Book of Judges]]. Also, see the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva_vows Bodhisattva vows].

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]