covenant

[US]/ˈkʌvənənt/
[UK]/ˈkʌvənənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a formal agreement or contract; a sealed covenant
vi. to make a covenant or agreement
vt. to pledge or promise to establish a covenant

Phrases & Collocations

sacred covenant

covenant agreement

Example Sentences

a covenant for mutual defense;

They covenanted in loyalty to the king.

I covenanted with him for house.

They covenanted that their hostages would be present.

covenanting to exchange their prisoners of war;

The money was given to us by deed of covenant.

covenants entered into by all the shareholders inter se.

Before signing, he covenanted that he would remain in possession.

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

Under the old covenant there was showbread, but it came to an end with the old dispensation to which it belonged.

Credits with protective covenants such as debt incurrence limit, fixed charge interest coverage or change of control clauses...

The provisions of this contract of employment are severable and separate, and the unenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions of any other covenant.

22 6 And he overcame the bitterness not by bodily strength, not by force of arms; But by word he overcame the smiter, recalling the sworn covenants with their fathers.

In the present era, new human pedagog Bahaullah enlightened in the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh that the most important quality the present-day human beings needed to have was “unity”.

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and taunt you for your Faith,- fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: for their oaths are nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained.

Real-world Examples

" Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice" .

Source: 19 Psalms Musical Bible Theater Version - NIV

Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him.

Source: 04 Numbers Soundtrack Bible Theater Version - NIV

A " covenant" is a serious, official agreement or promise.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

Racial covenants restricted them from certain neighborhoods.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The legacy of racial covenants is etched across the pristine lawns of the American suburbs.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The original saying is " Blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb."

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Source: Bible (original version)

Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.

Source: 04 Numbers Soundtrack Bible Theater Version - NIV

Then we read that God made a covenant with Abraham and his seed.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

We make love It is a very sacred covenant.

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Version Season 2

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