different between engagement vs covenant
engagement
English
Etymology
From French engagement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??e?d??.m?nt/
- Hyphenation: en?gage?ment
Noun
engagement (countable and uncountable, plural engagements)
- (countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
- The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
- (uncountable) Connection or attachment.
- Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
- (uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
- (countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
- We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
- (countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
- The engagement resulted in many casualties.
- (fencing, countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
- After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
Synonyms
- commitment
- action
Antonyms
- apathy
- disengagement
Derived terms
- engagement ring
- disengagement
Related terms
- engage
Translations
See also
- battle
- campaign
References
French
Etymology
engager +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.?a?.m??/
Noun
engagement m (plural engagements)
- commitment
- engagement
Further reading
- “engagement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
engagement m (plural engagements)
- (Jersey) engagement
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covenant
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)
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- 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)
- To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
- (law) To enter a formal agreement.
- (law) To bind oneself in contract.
- (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
- present participle of covenir
Noun
covenant m (oblique plural covenanz or covenantz, nominative singular covenanz or covenantz, nominative plural covenant)
- covenant
Descendants
- English: covenant
- French: convenant
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