Uncovenanted

Uncovenanted
Uncovenanted Un*cov"e*nant*ed, a. 1. Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. --Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king. --Sir T. E. May. [1913 Webster]

3. (Theol.) 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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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