covenant
An agreement to do or not do a particular thingAn agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
Meaning
4 sensesAn agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
Übereinkommen
договорённостьdogovorjónnostʹ
A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties (often one that is religious or religiously-based).
Bund
догово́рdogovór
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
An incidental clause in an agreement.
Zusage
Examples
8 sentencesSupersessionism or replacement theology is often contrasted with two-covenant theology.
And I will make my covenant between me and thee: and I will multiply thee exceedingly.
The Ark of the Covenant contains the two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments inscribed.
deDie Bundeslade enthält die beiden Steintafeln mit den Zehn Geboten. — Yorwba
There is no Jewish religion separate from the notion of a nation bound to it by covenant.
Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from LatinFrom Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveniēns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene.
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