Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hippocratic_oath

1 sense of hippocratic oath

Sense 1
Hippocratic oath -- (an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates)
       INSTANCE OF=> oath -- (a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance")