avowal
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Etymology
Origin of avowal
Explanation
An avowal is an affirmation of the truth of what you believe. It’s an honest admission. An avowal is a way of owning up to or declaring something. To avow is to acknowledge or claim something. An avowal is an example of this. Saying the Pledge of Allegiance is a type of avowal because you're stating your belief in the United States. Marriage vows are a type of avowal because you affirm your love and loyalty to someone. Prayers that state the existence of God are avowals because you confirm your faith and belief. People only make avowals for things they believe in wholeheartedly.
Vocabulary lists containing avowal
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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Example Sentences
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We transformed the Supreme Court’s “Nothing to see here” into an avowal of the freedom to marry under the Constitution’s double helix of liberty and equality for all.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
That passionate avowal is delivered, in the 1986 classic “Sherman’s March,” by southern dynamo and self-appointed matchmaker Charleen Swansea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But Mr. Fish says the conference’s avowal of “religious freedom for all” must include atheists in the conversation.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
“This is a central plan of this coalition together with the clear avowal that Germany is a country of immigration,” the ministry’s spokesperson said, responding to journalists’ questions about the complaints.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2022
He could not, he explained, “without manifest impropriety, make the avowal or disavowal you seem to think necessary.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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