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==Etymology==
[http://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://www.wikpedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definition==
*a [[solemn]] [[promise]] or assertion; specifically : one by which a [[person]] is bound to an [[act]], [[service]], or condition
==Description==
A '''vow''' (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a [[promise]] or oath.
*[[Marriage]] vows
[[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]]
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].
[[Category: Religion]]
==Etymology==
[http://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://www.wikpedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definition==
*a [[solemn]] [[promise]] or assertion; specifically : one by which a [[person]] is bound to an [[act]], [[service]], or condition
==Description==
A '''vow''' (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a [[promise]] or oath.
*[[Marriage]] vows
[[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]]
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].
[[Category: Religion]]
