Definition of covenant

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Covenant (n.) 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..

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Stipule :: Stipulator (n.) One who stipulates, contracts, or covenants..
Contractor :: Contractor (n.) One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad..
Trucebreaker :: Trucebreaker (n.) One who violates a truce, covenant, or engagement..
Discovenant :: Discovenant (v. t.) To dissolve covenant with.
Sacrament :: Sacrament (n.) The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
Valid :: Valid (a.) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage..
Contract :: Contract (v. i.) To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail..
Confederate :: Confederate (v. i.) To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or covenant; to band together.
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
Covenanting :: Covenanting (a.) Belonging to a covenant. Specifically, belonging to the Scotch Covenanters..
Uncovenanted :: Uncovenanted (a.) Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract..
Indent :: Indent (v. i.) To contract; to bargain or covenant.
Indissoluble :: Indissoluble (a.) Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved; perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an indissoluble league or covenant..
Conventicle :: Conventicle (n.) An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly held privately, as in times of persecution, by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters in Scotland; -- often used opprobriously, as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics..
Covenant :: Covenant (v. t.) To grant or promise by covenant.
Inviolable :: Inviolable (a.) Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow..
Conventionist :: Conventionist (n.) One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract..
Reestablish :: Reestablish (v. t.) To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to reestablish a covenant; to reestablish health..
Uncovenanted :: Uncovenanted (a.) Not having entered into relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as, uncovenanted mercies..
Violation :: Violation (n.) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc..
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