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covenant (s) (noun), covenants (pl)
1. A mutual agreement between two or more persons to do, or refrain from doing certain acts; a compact, contract, bargain; sometimes the undertaking, pledge, or promise of one of the parties: If Doug donates a sum of money to a charity through a covenant each year, he can reclaim the tax on it which was paid on it at a prior time.
s 2. Applied to the engagement between a person and God: A covenant is a commitment which is entered into by believers at their baptism, or admission into the visible church.
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covenant (verb), covenants; covenanted; covenanting
1. To promise something or enter into: Tony was covenanted or confirmed into the church during the confirmation ceremony.
2. To enter into a formal agreement or contract: Lynn covenanted or agreed formally to support the local charity each month by donating a certain amount of money to it.
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