covenant
noun
an agreement or promise, usually formal, between two or more people or groups to do or not do something specified.
covenanted
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past participleof covenant.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof covenant.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
covenantnounan agreement or promise, usually formal, between two or more people or groups to do or not do something specified.
Example Sentences
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Puritans tried to Hebraize their Christian quest for personal salvation in Christ by grounding it in covenanted communities of law and collective discipline.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
They did not abandon the ideals of a covenanted people, but focused more on preserving their own colony than reforming all Christendom.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
It held that the sovereign nation does not start with central government but with the local covenanted community – the foedus – which form networks to constitute the nation.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2016
“I think the ethically responsible thing for gay and lesbian Christians to do is to form lasting, covenanted partnerships,” Neff said in a statement to CT.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2015
A fortnight after Sir Thomas Urquhart's appearance before the Commission of the General Assembly, Charles II. landed in Scotland, and was accepted, though at first not without deep misgivings, as "covenanted King."
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by John Willcock
