Covenant

Etymology
From <  covenant: <  conveniens:, present participle of convenio:. Cognate with convenient:.

Noun

 * 1)  An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
 * 2)  A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
 * 3) A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
 * 4) An incidental clause in an agreement.
 * 5)  God's promise to humanity after the Flood, symbolised by the rainbow.
 * 6)  God's promise to Israel in both the Old Testament and the New Testament that He would redeem the nation of Israel, give Israel the land of Zion, and "appear in his glory" and "come out of Zion" when "all Israel shall be saved" (Romans 11:25-27).
 * 7)  God's general promise of salvation to the faithful as taught in the Bible.

Verb

 * 1) to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant
 * 2)  To enter a formal agreement.
 * 3)  To bind oneself in contract.
 * 4)  To make a stipulation.

Adjectives
sacred; solemn; binding; common; perpetual; broad; eternal.

Verbs
agree upon—; alter—; annul—; break—; confirm—; declare—; defile—; destroy—; draw up—; ensure—; enter into—; establish—;  forsake—;   invert—;   mind—; obey—; profane—; record—; respect—; sever—; stabilize—; stipulate in—; swear to—; transgress—; void—.

Thesaurus
accord, agree, agree on, agree to, agree with, agreement, arrangement, bargain, bargain for, binding agreement, bond, cartel, collective agreement, come around to, come to terms, compact, concur, consortium, contract, convention, covenant of salt, deal, dicker, do a deal, employment contract, engage, formal agreement, get together, ironclad agreement, legal agreement, legal contract, make a deal, mutual agreement, pact, paction, pledge, plight, promise, protocol, shake hands on, shake on it, stipulate, stipulation, strike a bargain, swear, transaction, understanding, undertake, union contract, valid contract, vow, wage contract

Noun

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: pagt
 * Finnish: sitoumus
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ברית (brit)
 * Indonesian: perjanjian
 * Italian: patto, accordo solenne , contratto


 * Latin:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish: pakt, överenskommelse


 * Bulgarian: спогодба
 * Finnish: ehto, sopimusehto, sopimusvakuus


 * German:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:
 * Polish: przymierze
 * Russian:


 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: завет, завјет
 * Roman: zavet, zavjet


 * Finnish:


 * Polish: przymierze


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:


 * Polish: przymierze

Verb

 * Bulgarian: споразумявам се, договарям се
 * Finnish:


 * Polish: umówić się
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:
 * Polish: zawrzeć umowę


 * Russian: заключать соглашение
 * Swedish:

Related terms

 * convenience
 * convenient
 * convene


 * convent
 * convention
 * covenable

Etymology
conveniens:, present participle of convenio:.

Verb
covenant



Descendants

 * English: covenant
 * French: convenant