covenant
A king and a neighboring queen sign a covenant to ensure peace between their lands.
Noun:
- A formal, solemn, and binding agreement or promise: A covenant is a serious and often legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties, where each side makes specific commitments.
- A formal written contract or deed: In legal contexts, a covenant refers to a specific clause or promise within a formal written contract, such as a property deed.
- (Theology) A divine promise: In religious contexts, particularly in the Bible, a covenant is a sacred agreement between God and humanity or a specific group, involving mutual promises and obligations.
Verb:
- To enter into a formal and binding agreement: To make a solemn promise or contract, often in writing.
- To pledge or promise formally: To bind oneself or another by a covenant.
Noun:
- The two companies signed a covenant not to compete in the same market.
- The property deed includes a restrictive covenant about the type of buildings allowed.
- In the Old Testament, God made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants.
Verb:
- The tribes covenanted to support each other in times of war.
- They covenanted with the developer to complete the project within two years.
"To be in covenant with": To be bound by a formal agreement with someone.
- The nations were in covenant with each other for mutual defense.
"Breach of covenant": The act of breaking the terms of a formal agreement, which can lead to legal consequences.
- The landlord sued the tenant for breach of covenant regarding property maintenance.
Covenantal (adj): Relating to or of the nature of a covenant.
- The covenantal relationship between the king and his vassals was complex.
Covenantee (n): The person to whom a promise in a covenant is made.
- Covenantor (n): The person who makes a promise in a covenant.
- Noun: Pact, treaty, contract, compact, agreement, pledge.
- Verb: Contract, pledge, promise, agree, undertake.
(Note: "Covenant" is not typically used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its verbal use is more formal and direct.) - Covenant for: To formally promise or agree to provide something. - The donor covenanted for an annual gift to the charity.
- Ark of the Covenant: (Biblical) The sacred chest representing God's covenant with the Israelites.
- Solemn covenant: A particularly serious and binding agreement.
- The marriage vows are a solemn covenant between two people.
A king and a neighboring queen sign a covenant to ensure peace between their lands.
- (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- 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
- enter into a covenant