take vows

Professed Knights, from which the Grand Masters are chosen, take vows of poverty and chastity as well as obedience to the pope.

Roman Catholic priests take vows of chastity.

Bishops and priests take vows to live celibate lives, and Scout leaders take an oath “ … to help other people at all times.”

Many of the Democratic organizations involved in the exchange are major players in Democratic primaries for House and Senate seats, and most Democratic state parties take vows of neutrality in intraparty contests.

In Kerala, it is not uncommon for families to have one or two daughters take vows as nuns.