covenant

covenant is a 8-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement.
2. noun. An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to extirpate popery and prelacy; -- usually called the "Solemn League and Covenant."
3. noun. The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc.
4. noun. A solemn compact between members of a church to maintain its faith, discipline, etc.
5. noun. An undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stipulation; also, the document or writing containing the terms of agreement.
6. noun. A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal.
7. intransitive verb. To agree (with); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind one's self by contract; to make a stipulation.
8. transitive verb. To grant or promise by covenant.
9. noun. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
10. noun. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

    Synonyms: compact, concordat

11. verb. enter into a covenant or formal agreement

    "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"

    "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

12. verb. enter into a covenant

Synonyms

compact, concordat

Common word forms

covenants, covenantal, covenanted, covenanter, covenanting

Words from these letters

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