| 单词 | covenant |
| 释义 | covenant (once / 413 pages) nv A covenant is an agreement between two people, or companies, or even countries. It is formal, solemn, sometimes even sacred. There are some places where you'll hear covenant get used. It's a little old fashioned and formal, but marriage is often referred to as a covenant. The most famous covenant appears in The Bible — God tells a shepherd named Abraham to follow God's instructions in exchange for making Abraham's descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. WORD FAMILYcovenant: covenanted, covenanting, covenants USAGE EXAMPLESStill, a faint siren stirs inside of Couch Slouch that something is amiss when student-athletes renege on their part of the covenant. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Alien: Covenant A new planet and new dangers for Ridley Scott’s space franchise. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) For commercial loans, the OCC found looser standards in pricing, guarantor requirements, and loan covenants. Reuters(Dec 20, 2016) 1n (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return Hyper agreement, understanding the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises 2n a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action Syn|Exp|Hyper compact, concordat 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 written agreement a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties 3v enter into a covenant Hypo|Hyper confirm administer the rite of confirmation to bar mitzvahconfirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith bat mitzvahconfirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith pledge, plight promise solemnly and formally 4v 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 Hypo|Hyper commune, communicate receive Communion, in the Catholic church communicateadminister Communion; in church pledge, plight promise solemnly and formally |
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