different between covenant vs cabal

English

Alternative forms

• covenaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveni?ns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveni? (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?v.?n.?nt/, /?k?v.n?nt/

Noun

covenant (plural covenants)

1. (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
2. (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
3. A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
4. An incidental clause in an agreement.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:pact
• Thesaurus:agreement

Related terms

• Ark of the Covenant
• covenant of salt
• covenant of title
• New Covenant
• Old Covenant
• religious covenant
• biblical covenant
• exclusionary covenants
• Mosaic covenant
• New Covenant theology
• Covenant marriage
• Covenant theology
• Covenantal nomism

Translations

Verb

covenant (third-person singular simple present covenants, present participle covenanting, simple past and past participle covenanted)

1. To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
2. (law) To enter a formal agreement.
3. (law) To bind oneself in contract.
4. (law) To make a stipulation.

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• covenant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• covenant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• covenant at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “covenant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Old French

Etymology

From Latin conveni?ns, conveni?ntem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveni? (“to agree”).

Verb

covenant

1. present participle of covenir

Noun

covenant m (oblique plural covenanz or covenantz, nominative singular covenanz or covenantz, nominative plural covenant)

1. covenant

Descendants

• English: covenant
• French: convenant

English

Etymology

From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala , which in turn is derived from Hebrew ????????? (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??b??l/, /k??bæl/

Noun

cabal (plural cabals)

1. (derogatory) A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.

   Synonym: camarilla

2. A secret plot.

   Synonym: conspiracy

3. An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.
   • 1965 Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley, Principia Discordia

     Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal. Some work together. Some never do explain.

Derived terms

• cabalistic
• cabbalistic
• TINC (“there is no cabal”)

Translations

Verb

cabal (third-person singular simple present cabals, present participle caballing, simple past and past participle caballed)

1. To engage in the activities of a cabal.

References

See also

• cabal glass

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin cap?lis, from Latin capit?lis. Equivalent to cap +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /k??bal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ka?bal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

cabal (masculine and feminine plural cabals)

1. complete, total
2. upright, well-rounded

Noun

cabal m (plural cabals)

1. goods, possessions
2. (of a fluid) flow, discharge
3. (telecommunications) throughput

Derived terms

• cabaler

Further reading

• “cabal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin capalis or from cabo +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k???al]

Adjective

cabal m or f (plural cabais)

1. whole, complete
   • 1823, Pedro Boado Sánchez, Diálogo entre dos Labradores gallegos afligidos:

     E may-lo Alcalde habíase d’alegrar, qu’el tamen está picado, qu’ainda n-hay ano é medio cabal que lle morreo á muller, é tamen pagou á farda como cada fillo de veciño.

     And the mayor would also be glad, because he's also piqued, because there's not a whole year and a half that his wife died and he also paid the burden as every mother's son

   Synonym: completo

2. exact

   Synonym: exacto

Related terms

• cabo

References

• “cabal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “cabal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Adjective

cabal m or f (plural cabais, comparable)

1. complete
2. rigorous
3. exact
4. satisfactory

Spanish

Etymology

cabo +? -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

cabal (plural cabales)

1. upright, honest
2. exact
3. complete, entire, full

Derived terms

• en sus cabales