simple vow

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
Compare solemn vow.

Origin of simple vow

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby simple vow

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