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simple vow

noun

Definition of simple vow

: a public vow taken by a religious in the Roman Catholic Church under which retention of property by the individual is permitted and marriage though illicit is valid under canon law

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 Mr Trump may make simple vows to restore old mining work, but Democrats could explain how tourism, technology, engineering, health care and other industries can bring economic revival. — The Economist, "Rural Minnesota’s Democratic voters are shifting allegiances," 22 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of simple vow

1621, in the meaning defined above

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