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covenant

noun
/ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/

Etymology

From 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.

  1. derived from conveniens
  2. derived from covenant
  3. inherited from covenaunt

Definitions

  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 (often one that is religious or…

    A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties (often one that is religious or religiously-based).

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. An incidental clause in an agreement.

    2. To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.

      • Jupiter Covenanted with him, that it should be Hot or Cold, Wet or Dry, […] as the Tenant should Direct.
      • and they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver

    3. To enter a formal agreement.

    4. To bind oneself in contract.

    5. To make a stipulation.

The neighborhood

Derived

Ark of the Covenant, biblical covenant, covenantal, Covenantal nomism, Covenanter, covenantism, covenantist, covenant-lite, Covenant marriage, covenant of grace, covenant of salt, covenant of title, covenant of warranty, covenantor, Covenant theology, discovenant, exclusionary covenants, halfway covenant, Mosaic covenant, New Covenant, New Covenant theology, Old Covenant, personal covenant, real covenant, religious covenant, restrictive covenant, suit covenant

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at covenant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01covenant02pact03compact04agreed05harmony06accord07concord

A definitional loop anchored at covenant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at covenant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA