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- DictionaryCov·e·nant/ˈkəvənənt/
noun
- 1. an agreement: "there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned"
verb
- 1. agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract: "the landlord covenants to repair the property"
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 sue.
an agreement or promise, usually formal, between two or more people or groups to do or not do something specified. Synonyms: convention, pact, treaty. Law. a secondary clause in a legal contract. Ecclesiastical. a solemn agreement between the members of a Christian church to act together in harmony with the precepts of the gospel.
COVENANT meaning: 1. a formal agreement or promise between two or more people: 2. a formal agreement to pay a fixed…. Learn more.
COVENANT definition: 1. a formal agreement or promise between two or more people: 2. a formal agreement to pay a fixed…. Learn more.
A covenant is an agreement between two people, or companies, or even countries. It is formal, solemn, sometimes even sacred.
covenant. noun. /ˈkʌvənənt/. /ˈkʌvənənt/. a promise to somebody, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something. God’s covenant with Abraham in the Bible. a covenant to a charity. see also deed of covenant. Extra Examples.
A covenant is a formal written promise to pay a sum of money each year for a fixed period, especially to a charity.
covenant, a binding promise of far-reaching importance in the relations between individuals, groups, and nations. It has social, legal, religious, and other aspects.
Covenant Definition. A binding and solemn agreement to do or keep from doing a specified thing; compact. An agreement among members of a church to defend and maintain its doctrines, polity, and faith. An agreement of Presbyterians in Scotland in 1638 to oppose episcopacy.
1. formal : a formal and serious agreement or promise. a covenant with God. the covenant of marriage. 2. law : a formal written agreement between two or more people, businesses, countries, etc. an international covenant on human rights.
