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covenant , in its most general sense, is a solemn and bilateral promise to do or not do something specified.Covenant may also refer to:
In theology:
*Covenant (biblical) , a series of solemn agreements believed to exist between God and the Israelites
*Covenant theology , a form of Calvinist philosophy which views all of history under the aspect of God's covenants
*New Covenant , a biblical reference to an epoch of peace following a period of trial and judgment
*Covenant (Latter Day Saints) , in the Latter Day Saint movement, a personal agreement with God
*Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh , in the Bahá'í FaithIn law and government:
*International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1976, a United Nations treaty
*Palestinian National Covenant of 1964, which outlined the aims of the Palestine Liberation Organization
*Ulster Covenant of 1912, which protested against a British home-rule bill
*Solemn League and Covenant of 1643, a treaty for the preservation of the reformed religion in Scotland
*Covenanter s, a historical Scots political organization bound together to support the National Covenant of 1638 and the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643
*Covenant Party , a political party
*Covenant marriage , a new form of marriage contract which does not allow for no-fault divorcePlaces and institutions:
*Covenant Life, Alaska , a town in Alaska
*Covenant Bible College Canada , a vocational/Bible college located in Strathmore, Alberta
*Covenant Day School , private Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina
*Covenant College (disambiguation) , the undergraduate institution of the Presbyterian Church in America (and other Covenant Colleges)
*Covenant Health Systems , a New England health care company
*Covenant Theological Seminary , the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America
*Covenant University , private university in NigeriaIn literature:
* "The Covenant" (novel), a novel by James Michener set in South Africa that takes place between prehistory and the 1980s
* Covenant ("World of Darkness"), ideological establishments consisting mostly of Vampires in the fictional "World of Darkness" universe
* "Thomas Covenant" the Unbeliever, the protagonist of a series of fantasy novels by "Stephen R. Donaldson"In film and television:
* "The Covenant" (film), a 2006 fantasy film
* Covenant ("Alias"), a powerful and secretive fictional terrorist organisation in the TV show "Alias"
* "Covenant" ("DS9" episode), an episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
* "Covenant" ("Stargate SG-1"), an episode of the science fiction television series "Stargate SG-1"
* "The Covenant" (1985 film), a film directed byWalter Grauman In music:
*Covenant (band) , a Swedish synthpop / EBM / Futurepop band.
* Covenant, former name of the Norwegian band now calledThe Kovenant .
* "Covenant" (Morbid Angel album), the third official full-length album by death metal bandMorbid Angel .
* "Covenant" (UFO album), the 16th album by heavy metal band UFO.In video games:
* "", console role-playing game developed by Nautilus and published by Midway in 2004.
* Covenant ("Halo"), a religious alliance of alien races in the "Halo" video game series.
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