单词 | covenanting |
释义 | covenantingn. The entering into or signing a covenant. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] accordc1275 assentc1400 agreement1427 appointment?1440 agreec1475 condition1483 covin1489 agreeance1525 concluding1530 compaction1534 indenture1540 conjurea1547 obsignation?1555 conclusion1569 engage1589 astipulation1595 adstipulation1598 agreation1598 tractation1600 closing1606 dispatch1612 combinationa1616 engagement1617 closure1647 covenantinga1649 adjustment1674 a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 186 For whatsoever Crime; except Lese Majesty against the State, and not Covenanting. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 140 In regard of their implicite covenanting. 1681–6 J. Scott Christian Life (1747) III. 285 These Words do imply our formal Covenanting with God in Baptism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2018). covenantingadj. That enters into or signs a covenant; spec. in Scottish History (see covenant n. 9). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > vow > covenant > [adjective] > taking Scottish Presbyterian covenant covenanting1653 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. b3 Their select fraternities and covenanting congregations. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 579 He had application enough from the Covenanting Party of Scotland. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 147 Alexander, who led the Covenanting troops. 1888 M. Morris Claverhouse v. 82 A paper (known in Covenanting annals as the Hamilton Declaration). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.a1649adj.1653 |
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