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covenant — n 1. contract, compact, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation; agreement, arrangement, understanding, settlement, gentlemen s agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; pledge, word, promise,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Military Covenant — The Military Covenant is a term introduced in 2000 into British public life to refer to the mutual obligations between the nation and its Armed Forces. According to the Guardian, it is an informal understanding, rather than a legally enforceable… … Wikipedia
Church covenant — The church covenant is a declaration, which some churches draw up and call their members to sign, in which their duties as church members towards God and their fellow believers are outlined. It is a fraternal agreement, freely endorsed, that… … Wikipedia
contract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compact, agreement, promise, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agreement, legal agreement, covenant, compact, stipulation, contractual statement, contractual… … English dictionary for students
agree — vb agreed, agree·ing vt: to share an opinion that agreed the terms were fair vi 1: to share an opinion, understanding, or intent unable to agree on a verdict New York Law Journal … Law dictionary
Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 — The Anglo Portuguese Treaty of 1373 was signed between King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand and Queen Eleanor of Portugal. It established a treaty of perpetual friendships, unions [and] alliances between the two seafaring nations. It is… … Wikipedia
List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament … Wikipedia
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
