covenant

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This word covenant is also the sixth repetition thereof; my covenant, the covenant, a covenant, and the everlasting covenant.

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  1. noun A binding agreement; a compact. See Synonyms at bargain.
  2. noun Law A formal sealed agreement or contract.
  3. noun Law A suit to recover damages for violation of such a contract.
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  • In the most archaic forms, the symbolic recognition of a covenant is a split carcass, down the halves of which a flame is passed or the people walk. —  To Play the Fool
  • "But I suppose elves have to keep their word, and a covenant is a word You are on the side of the winged monsters?" —  Volk
  • Adoption of the covenant is also vested with provinces, not individual dioceses: "Every church of the Anglican Communion, as recognized in accordance with the constitution of the Anglican Consultative Council, is invited to adopt this covenant in its life according to its own constitutional procedures."
  • However, the covenant was also in place to protect goodwill and there was no commercial purpose in denying protection during the period it was really needed. —  IPKat - news and fun for everyone!
  • The assumption is that the covenant is among churches already part of the Anglican Communion, or perhaps brought in under 4.1.5. —  PRELUDIUM
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vow ·  treaty ·  pledge ·  obligation ·  pact ·  ordinance ·  commandment ·  stipulations ·  allegiance ·  oath ·  injunction ·  alliance

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covenant:   covenants
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of convenir, to agree; see convene.

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  1. Early modern English also covnant, from Middle English covenant, covenaunt, covenand, rarely convenant, contr. covnant, cownand, conant, conand, and by corruption comenaunt, from Old French covenant, cuvenant, couvenant, couvenent, covinent, also convenant, French convenant (= Provencal convinent, covinent = Italian convenente), agreement, from covenant, cuvenant, etc., adjective, from Latin convenien(t-)s, agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient, present participle of convenire (later Old French covenir, cuvenir, etc.), agree: see covenable, and cf. convenient, of which covenant is ult. a doublet. Cf. equivalent covent.
  2. from covenant, n.
 

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