Covenant

//ˈkʌv.ən.ənt//

Synonyms for "covenant" (66 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(1 words)
agreement

Strong matches (19)

Noun(2 words)
compactconcordat

Related words (33)

Noun(1 words)
pact

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25 entries

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Translations

108 translations across 30 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • διαθήκη noun (binding agreement)
  • σύνθημα noun (agreement to do or not to do)

Arabic

2 entries
  • عَهْد noun (binding agreement)
  • مِيثَاق noun (binding agreement)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ուխտ noun (binding agreement)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • договор noun (binding agreement)
  • спогодба noun (incidental clause)
  • договарям се verb (to enter into a covenant)
  • споразумявам се verb (to enter into a covenant)

Czech

4 entries
  • dohoda noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • dohoda noun (binding agreement)
  • pakt noun (binding agreement)
  • smlouva noun (agreement to do or not to do)

Danish

1 entries
  • pagt noun (binding agreement)

Dutch

1 entries
  • verbond noun (binding agreement)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ehto noun (incidental clause)
  • sitoumus noun (promise incidental to a deed or contract)
  • sitoumus noun (binding agreement)
  • sopimus noun (agreement to do or not to do)

French

4 entries
  • accord noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • alliance noun (binding agreement)
  • clause noun (incidental clause)
  • convention noun (binding agreement)

Galician

4 entries
  • acordo noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • avinza noun (binding agreement)
  • convenio noun (binding agreement)
  • pacto noun (binding agreement)

German

3 entries
  • Bund noun (binding agreement)
  • Zusage noun (incidental clause)
  • Übereinkommen noun (agreement to do or not to do)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 noun (agreement to do or not to do)

Greek

4 entries
  • συμφωνία noun (binding agreement)
  • συνθήκη noun (binding agreement)
  • σύμβαση noun (binding agreement)
  • σύμφωνο noun (binding agreement)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • ברית noun (binding agreement)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • perjanjian noun (binding agreement)

Italian

4 entries
  • accordo noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • accordo noun (binding agreement)
  • alleanza noun (binding agreement)
  • clausola accessoria noun (incidental clause)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 特約 noun (incidental clause)
  • 誓約 noun (binding agreement)
  • 契約する verb (to enter a formal agreement)
  • 約束する verb (to enter into a covenant)

Latin

1 entries
  • pactiō noun (binding agreement)

Māori

4 entries
  • kawenata noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • kawenata noun (promise incidental to a deed or contract)
  • kawenata noun (binding agreement)
  • kawenata noun (incidental clause)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Bunt noun (binding agreement)

Polish

4 entries
  • ugoda noun (binding agreement)
  • umowa noun (binding agreement)
  • umówić się verb (to enter into a covenant)
  • zawrzeć umowę verb (to enter a formal agreement)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • contrato noun (binding agreement)
  • pacto noun (binding agreement)
  • promessa noun (binding agreement)

Romanian

1 entries
  • legământ noun (binding agreement)

Russian

3 entries
  • догово́р noun (binding agreement)
  • договорённость noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • заключа́ть соглаше́ние verb (to enter a formal agreement)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cùmhnant noun (binding agreement)

Slovak

3 entries
  • dohoda noun (binding agreement)
  • pakt noun (binding agreement)
  • zmluva noun (binding agreement)

Spanish

4 entries
  • acuerdo noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • alianza noun (binding agreement)
  • cláusula noun (incidental clause)
  • contrato noun (binding agreement)

Swedish

4 entries
  • avtal noun (binding agreement)
  • förbindelse noun (promise incidental to a deed or contract)
  • förbund noun (binding agreement)
  • pakt noun (binding agreement)

Tamil

1 entries
  • உடன்படிக்கை noun (binding agreement)

Welsh

4 entries
  • cyfamod noun (agreement to do or not to do)
  • cyfamod noun (binding agreement)
  • cyfamodi verb (to enter into a covenant)
  • cyfamodi verb (to enter a formal agreement)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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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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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.

Source: tatoeba (1168367)

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.

Source: tatoeba (5797085)

Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

Source: tatoeba (6632815)

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