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vowmaking

vowmaking noun: the making of a vow.

Noun

vowmaking (uncountable)

  1. The making of a vow.
    • In previous chapters, I have tried to throw light on ritual violence from the vantage points of political history, mourning, and vowmaking.1996, Kenneth M. George, Showing Signs of Violence, page 137

Origin of vowmaking

From vow + making.

Questions about vowmaking

What does vowmaking mean?
Vowmaking means the making of a vow.
What part of speech is vowmaking?
Vowmaking is a noun.

Words near vowmaking in the dictionary

  1. Vowles
  2. vowless
  3. vowlessness
  4. vowmaker
  5. vowmakers
  6. vowmaking
  7. vows
  8. vox
  9. vox angelica
  10. vox angelicas
  11. vox caelestis

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