"make an oath" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to formally promise or commit to something. Example: Before joining the military, recruits must make an oath to defend their country and its constitution.
An inventor must make an oath or declaration that he or she believes himself or herself to be the originator of the invention.
Incurring the indignation of the German king Henry III, he was forced to evacuate the conquered territory and to make an oath of fealty (1041).
"I swear to you, though you did not ask me to make an oath, instead of enduring all these beatings I would tell you where he is if I knew".
I hold a similar view regarding Britain's equally archaic laws, which prevent elected members of Parliament from taking their seats if they refuse to make an oath of allegiance to the monarch.Jose Lopez LondonOver thereSIR – The Economist has whined for years about Guantánamo and mauled George Bush for detaining terrorists outside America's judicial system.
In Zhuocang, people make friends with individuals from different ethnic groups, and many people become sworn brothers or godparents, and when they make an oath of alliance, those people are considered relatives for life, so much so that this relationship is extended to the second and third generations.
During the riot: In January 1864, Union soldiers forced Constable under threat of violence to make an oath of allegiance to the federal government in Mattoon, Illinois.
1) Making an oath to die and renew your intentions.
THE LAST NIGHT 1) Making an oath to die and renew your intentions.
We made an oath on the Koran, in the presence of Allah — a pledge not to waver.
To those who have never made an oath, it is repulsive, and appears as an indistinguishable shadow.
They also made an oath that if elected they would faithfully carry out the duties of a pope and defend the Holy See.
