covenanter

[ kuhv-uh-nuhn-ter; for 2 also Scots kuhv-uh-nan-ter ]

/ ˈkʌv ə nən tər; for 2 also Scots ˌkʌv əˈnæn tər /

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noun

a person who makes a covenant.

(initial capital letter)Scottish History. a person who, by solemn agreement, pledged to uphold Presbyterianism, especially an adherent of the National Covenant or the Solemn League and Covenant.

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Origin of covenanter

First recorded in 1630–40; covenant + -er¹

Words nearby covenanter

cove lighting, covellite, coven, covenant, covenantee, covenanter, Covenant of the League of Nations, covenantor, Covent Garden, Coventry, Coventry bell

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How to use covenanter in a sentence

It strengthened the Scottish Covenanter in the hour of trial, and the Puritan amid the snows of a strange land.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
The patriot is a patriot still; and the covenanter is a covenanter still.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The result was a summons to Court for the repentant Covenanter.
Montrose|Mowbray Morris
Here we come upon the footsteps of Peden the Covenanter, who was born in this parish, and had his “cave” in the dell.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various

Scarcely less wide is the difference between the plate armour of an old English baron, and the simple cuirass of a covenanter!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for covenanter

Covenanter

/ (ˈkʌvənəntə, ˌkʌvəˈnæntə) /

noun

a person upholding the National Covenant of 1638 or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 between Scotland and England to establish and defend Presbyterianism

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