Definitions of covenant [ˈkʌv ə nənt]

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Definition of 'covenant'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) covenant
an agreement, usu. formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.

2.  covenant
the conditional promises made to humanity by God, as revealed in Scripture.

3.  covenant
a formal agreement of legal validity, esp. one under seal.

4. (v.i.) covenant
to enter into a covenant.

5. (v.t.) covenant
to promise by covenant; pledge.

6.  covenant
to stipulate.

Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF, n. use of prp. of covenir < L convenīre to come together, agree; see convene, -ant)

Definition of 'covenant'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) covenant, compact, concordat
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

2. (verb) covenant
(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

3. (verb) covenant
enter into a covenant

4. (verb) covenant
enter into a covenant or formal agreement
"They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

Definition of 'covenant'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) covenant
a mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement

2. (noun) covenant
an agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to extirpate popery and prelacy; -- usually called the "Solemn League and Covenant."

3. (noun) covenant
the promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc

4. (noun) covenant
a solemn compact between members of a church to maintain its faith, discipline, etc

5. (noun) covenant
an undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stipulation; also, the document or writing containing the terms of agreement

6. (noun) covenant
a form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal

7. (verb) covenant
to agree (with); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind one's self by contract; to make a stipulation

8. (verb) covenant
to grant or promise by covenant

Translation of 'covenant'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: an agreement between two people or two parties to do, or not to do, something She signed a covenant to give money to the school fund.
Afrikaans: ooreenkoms	Arabic: عَهْد، ميثاق	Bulgarian: споразумение
Brazilian: acordo	Czech: smlouva, dohoda	German: der Vertrag
Danish: pagt; kontrakt; overensko	Greek: σύμφωνο	Spanish: pacto, convenio, alianza
Estonian: leping	Farsi: عهد؛ پیمان	Finnish: sopimus
French: engagement solennel	Hebrew: בְּרִית, אֲמָנָה	Hindi: प्रण
Croatian: zavjet	Hungarian: szerződés; szövetség, fri	Indonesian: persetujuan
Icelandic: samkomulag, samningur	Italian: accordo	Japanese: 契約
Korean: 계약, 맹서	Lithuanian: pasižadėjimas, susitarima	Latvian: līgums
Malay: persetujuan	Dutch: overeenkomst	Norwegian: pakt, avtale, kontrakt
Polish: porozumienie, pakt	Persian: عهد؛ پیمان	Pashto: تړون ، موافقه
Portuguese: acordo	Romanian: acord	Russian: договор
Slovak: dohoda	Slovenian: sporazum	Serbian: svečana zakletva
Swedish: avtal,överenskommelse	Thai: ข้อตกลงร่วมกัน	Turkish: sözleşme, mukavele
Taiwanese: 契約	Ukrainian: угода; договір	Urdu: اقرار، عهد نام‍ہ
Vietnamese: thoả thuận	Chinese: 契约
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