NATIONAL COVENANT — See COVENANT, THE NATIONAL … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
National Covenant — an agreement (1638) among Scottish Presbyterians to uphold their faith in Scotland. Cf. Solemn League and Covenant … Useful english dictionary
National Covenant — Национальный ковенант … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Palestinian National Covenant — Palestinian National Authority This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Palestinian National Authority A … Wikipedia
COVENANT — COVENA Terme désignant une forme typique de la vie politique et religieuse écossaise qui réapparut dans la première moitié du XVIIe siècle, alors que l’engagement pris par les nobles écossais en 1557 en l’absence de John Knox et en un temps où la … Encyclopédie Universelle
Palestine National Covenant — The covenant was adopted by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. Its central theme is the elimination of Israel and its replacement by a Palestinian state established in all of Palestine. It was replaced by a charter adopted by … Historical Dictionary of Israel
covenant — [kuv′ə nənt] n. [OFr, agreement, orig., prp. of covenir < L convenire: see CONVENE] 1. a binding and solemn agreement to do or keep from doing a specified thing; compact 2. an agreement among members of a church to defend and maintain its… … English World dictionary
Covenant — [ kʌvənənt; englisch »Bund«, zu lateinisch convenire »zusammenkommen«] der, s/ s, 1) ohne Plural, in den evangelischen ref. Kirchen auf das Alte Testament zurückgreifende theologische Beschreibung des Verhältnisses zwischen Gott und den… … Universal-Lexikon
Covenant theology — This article is about Calvinist theological framework. For Covenantal Theology in the Roman Catholic perspective, see Covenantal Theology (Roman Catholic). For the religious and political movement in Scotland, see Covenanters. Calvinism John… … Wikipedia
Covenant — A covenant is a solemn agreement to engage in or refrain from a specified action. It is commonly found in religious contexts, where it refers to sacred agreements between a god and human beings. It may also refer to: Contents 1 Religion 2 Law and … Wikipedia
