UNCOVENANTED

Etymology

Adjective

uncovenanted (not comparable)

Not bound by a covenant.

Not promised by covenant.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*cov"e*nant*ed, a.

1. Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. Bp. Horsley.

2. Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts. In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king. Sir T. E. May.

3. (Theol.)

Definition: Not having entered into relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as, uncovenanted mercies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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