covenant

covenant: covenant [kuv′ə nənt]

n.

[OFr, agreement, orig., prp. of covenir < L convenire: see CONVENE]

1. a binding and solemn agreement to do or keep from doing a specified thing; compact

2. an agreement among members of a church to defend and maintain its doctrines, polity, and faith

3. [C-] an agreement of Presbyterians in Scotland in 1638 to oppose episcopacy: also called National Covenant

4. [C-] an agreement between the parliaments of Scotland and England in 1643 to extend and preserve Presbyterianism: also called Solemn League and Covenant

5. Law

a) a formal, sealed contract

b) a clause of such a contract

c) a suit for damages for violation of such a contract

6. Theol. the promise made by God to humanity and the relationship it established, as described in the Bible

vt.

to promise by a covenant

vi.

to make a covenant

covenantal [kuv′ənant′'l]

adj.

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Synonyms:

Agreement, bargain, contract, compact, stipulation, arrangement, treaty, convention, concordat, pact, Bargain, stipulate, agree, make a stipulation

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covenant — cov·e·nant / kə və nənt/ n 1: an official agreement or compact an international covenant on human rights 2 a: a contract in its entirety or a promise within a contract for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act a covenant not to… … Law dictionary
COVENANT — COVENANT, a general obligation concerning two parties. It was confirmed either by an oath (Gen. 21:22ff.; 26:26ff.; Deut. 29:9ff.; Josh. 9:15–20; II Kings 11:4; Ezek. 16:8; 17:33ff.), by a solemn meal (Gen. 26:30; 31:54; Ex. 24:11; II Sam. 2:20) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
COVENANT — COVENA Terme désignant une forme typique de la vie politique et religieuse écossaise qui réapparut dans la première moitié du XVIIe siècle, alors que l’engagement pris par les nobles écossais en 1557 en l’absence de John Knox et en un temps où la … Encyclopédie Universelle
Covenant — Cov e*nant (k?v ? nant), n. [OF. covenant, fr. F. & OF. convenir to agree, L. convenire. See {Convene}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement. [1913 Webster] Then… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Covenant — Cov e*nant, v. t. To grant or promise by covenant. [1913 Webster] My covenant of peace that I covenanted with you. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Covenant — [ kʌvənənt; englisch »Bund«, zu lateinisch convenire »zusammenkommen«] der, s/ s, 1) ohne Plural, in den evangelischen ref. Kirchen auf das Alte Testament zurückgreifende theologische Beschreibung des Verhältnisses zwischen Gott und den… … Universal-Lexikon
covenant — c.1300, from O.Fr. covenant agreement, originally prp. of covenir agree, meet, from L. convenire come together (see CONVENE (Cf. convene)). Applied in Scripture to God s arrangements with man, as a translation of L. testamentum, Gk. diatheke,… … Etymology dictionary
Covenant — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Elektro, Future Pop Gründung 1986 Website http://w … Deutsch Wikipedia
covenant — s. m. Na Escócia, associação formada com vista a uma ação comum. (O covenant mais célebre foi o de 1638, que se opôs à introdução do anglicanismo na Escócia.) • Plural: covenants. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa que significa pacto … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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