And to the people whose married life is not going well, let's remember the marriage covenant sworn solemnly before God at the wedding ceremony.
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Covenant
/ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/
Synonyms for "covenant" (95 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (47)
Verb(1 words)
form a binding agreement
formal agreementget togetherironclad agreementlegal agreementlegal contractmake a dealmutual agreementnegotiatepactpactionpledgeplightpromiseprotocolshake hands onshake on itstipulatestipulationstrike a bargainswear
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Noun(16 words)
imposeoathoathsobligateobligationpact withpactspledgepromiserestrictrestrictionromanian compacttestamentsundertakevow of secrecywarranties
Adjective(1 words)
political compact
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11 entriesagreeagreementcommitlegal instrumentobligationpledgeplightpromiserestrictionunderstandingwritten agreement
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8 entriesaffirmative covenantceremonial covenantdeed covenantexpress covenantimplied covenantmoral covenantpositive covenantrestrictive covenant
Collocations
12 entriesbinding covenantbreach a covenantcovenant clausecovenant withdeed covenantenter into covenantexpress covenantimplied covenantland covenantmake a covenantpositive covenantrestrictive covenant
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12 total sentences available.
The newly redeemed nation of Israel experienced Passover through Pentecost from leaving Egypt, their place of bondage, up to receiving the covenant from God at Sinai.
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Without truth, without trust, America cannot flourish. Trust is at the very heart of our democracy, the sacred covenant between a president and the people. When that trust is violated, the bonds that hold our republic together begin to weaken.
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Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
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