# das Gelöbnis

das Gelöbnis is a German noun meaning “pledge”. Forms: des Gelöbnisses, die Gelöbnisse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Gelöbnisses
- Plural: die Gelöbnisse

## In other languages

- Русский: высок. торжественное обещание

## Meanings

1. a ceremony at which oaths or vows are taken
2. _Germany_ a ceremony where conscripted recruits are sworn in, distinct from the swearing-in of regular soldiers, which is called Vereidigung (since 2011, conscript service is voluntary, but it is still distinguished from regular voluntary service)
3. _archaic_ oath; vow
4. pledge
   - Ich unterzeichne dieses Gelöbnis, lerne es auswendig und wiederhole es täglich einmal laut.

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