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noun
An Ancient Roman oath or vow that rendered the swearer "given to the gods", in the negative sense if he violated it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh2k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh2krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sacrāmentumbor. English sacramentum Borrowed from Latin sacrāmentum.
