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Words you weaponize against your own future self, with a god as collateral.
means Solemn promises or declarations made binding by invoking something sacred, or alternatively, swear words flung in anger.
from From Old English ath, a Germanic root tying together vows, allegiance, and the gods you dared not break faith with.
Sacred to profaneSame word now means cussing, since both invoke higher powers.
Courtroom relicHand on book ritual descends from medieval relic-touching.
Hippocratic mythDoctors rarely swear the actual ancient version anymore.