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covenant

covenant

46 8.2
An agreement in the Bible where God promises things to his people and asks them to act in certain ways
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌvənənt/
  • Literature
: alianza
  • Drink from this cup, all of you, for this is my blood, the blood of the new covenant.
  • covenant with God
  • make a covenant
  • new covenant

I personally, I believe we're violating our covenant with God.

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Examples

  • With each new life we reexperience the miracle of creation and reaffirm our covenant with God.

  • Israel's acceptance of God's covenant placed certain religious and moral demands on her.

  • The real line is the covenant of the blood.

  • New covenant would be made with Israel as well.

  • God is a God who in the Christian Bible, in the Christian story, in our faith, who makes and keeps a covenant with his people.

  • 26. Second, God has made a covenant not only with humanity but with the whole of creation.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In the Bible, God established a covenant with Noah, promising never to flood the earth again.

  • The Israelites believed that their covenant with God required them to follow specific laws and commandments.

  • The new covenant foretold in the scriptures emphasized love and forgiveness among believers.

Synonyms

agreement
vscovenant
  • Formal
∞ 1.4

A promise made between two or more people, often written

is a sacred pact made by a deity promising and demanding proper conduct
berith
vscovenant
  • Literature
9.9

A serious agreement between God and people in the Bible

is a sacred pact where a deity promises and requires conduct for people

Antonyms

breach
  • Formal
92 4.4

Failure to follow a rule, agreement, or promise

55 4.2

Refusing to obey rules or people in charge

Compounds

Ark of the Covenant
  • Literature
5 9.5

A sacred chest that ancient Hebrews kept and that held the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments

Failure by a seller to keep a promise that the buyer can own the property without debts or claims

covenant of salt
  • Literature
9.9

A serious promise that is meant to last forever, often used in old religious books

How Sacred

covenant
  • Literature
46 8.2
vow
  • Formal
279 3.4
oath
  • Formal
385 3.6
promise
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

covenant singular
covenants plural

Etymology

The word covenant in the Bible comes from an old root meaning 'to come together', the same root as convene. That's why a biblical covenant is a sacred promise where God and his people 'come together' in agreement.