noun

1. a binding and solemn agreement to do or keep from doing a specified thing; compact
2. an agreement among members of a church to defend and maintain its doctrines, polity, and faith
3. an agreement of Presbyterians in Scotland in 1638 to oppose episcopacy
   also called National Covenant
4. an agreement between the parliaments of Scotland and England in 1643 to extend and preserve Presbyterianism
   also called Solemn League and Covenant
5. Law
   1. a formal, sealed contract
   2. a clause of such a contract
   3. a suit for damages for violation of such a contract
6. Theol. the promise made by God to humanity and the relationship it established, as described in the Bible

Etymology: OFr, agreement, orig., prp. of covenir < L convenire: see convene

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