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    COVENANT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in returnplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("covenant" is a kind of...):

    agreement; understanding (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises)

    Domain category:

    Bible; Book; Christian Bible; Good Book; Holy Scripture; Holy Writ; Scripture; Word; Word of God (the sacred writings of the Christian religions)

    Derivation:

    covenant (enter into a covenant)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some actionplay

    Synonyms:

    compact; concordat; covenant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("covenant" is a kind of...):

    written agreement (a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Lateran Treaty (the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state)

    Derivation:

    covenant (enter into a covenant or formal agreement)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they covenant  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it covenants  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: covenanted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: covenanted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: covenanting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Enter into a covenant or formal agreementplay

    Example:

    The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "covenant" is one way to...):

    pledge; plight (promise solemnly and formally)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "covenant"):

    commune; communicate (receive Communion, in the Catholic church)

    communicate (administer Communion; in church)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    covenant (a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Enter into a covenantplay

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "covenant" is one way to...):

    pledge; plight (promise solemnly and formally)

    Domain category:

    faith; organized religion; religion (an institution to express belief in a divine power)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "covenant"):

    confirm (administer the rite of confirmation to)

    bar mitzvah (confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith)

    bat mitzvah (confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    covenant ((Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return)

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