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Swear In
Traditionally, an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also a plight) is a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who object to making sacred oaths is to give an affirmation instead. Nowadays, even when there is no notion of sanctity involved, certain promises said out loud in ceremonial or juridical purpose are referred to as oaths. "To swear" is a verb used to describe the taking of an oath; to make a solemn vow. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Saxon ': "judicial swearing, solemn appeal to deity in witness of truth or a promise"; from Proto-Germanic '' *aiþaz''; from Proto-Indo-European ''*oi-to-'': "an oath". Common to Celtic and Germanic, possibly a loan-word from one to the other, but the history is obscure and it may be non-Indo-European, in reference to careless invocations of divinity, from the late 12th century. Historical development as a legal concept Jewish tradition The concept of oaths is deeply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sec Of State Kissinger
SEC or Sec may refer to: Companies *Solar Entertainment Corporation, a Filipino media company *Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., an electronics company Government *Securities and Exchange Commission (other) **U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission *State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Australia *State Examinations Commission, Ireland *State-owned Enterprises Commission, Taiwan Science *Saga execution coordinator, a component of the Long-running transaction, saga interaction pattern in computer science *, the Sec secretion system in bacteria *Secant function, in mathematics *Size-exclusion chromatography *Space Weather Prediction Center, formerly Space Environment Center *Selenocysteine, an amino acid *Secondary Electron Conduction Tube, part of the Apollo TV camera#Specifications, Apollo TV camera *SEC experiment (Scattering Experiment Chambers) at CERN Sports *Southeastern Conference, one of the major U.S. collegiate sports conferences *Southeast Conference (Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Old Cathedral Of Rio De Janeiro
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (full name in ) is an old Carmelite church which served as cathedral (''Sé'') of Rio de Janeiro from around 1808 until 1976. During the 19th century, it was also used successively as Royal and Imperial Chapel by the Portuguese Royal Family and the Brazilian Imperial Family, respectively. It is located in the '' Praça XV'' square, in downtown Rio. It is one of the most important historical buildings in the city. History Carmelite Church in the Colonial era When the Carmelite Order arrived in Rio in 1590, they settled in a small chapel near Guanabara Bay. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the order built a large convent and renovated the chapel, referred to as the ''Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo ''(Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel). Building of the present church started around 1761, and was probably directed by Portuguese architect Manuel Alves Setúbal. The church was consecrated in 177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
