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Religion

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Covenant (religion) In religion, a covenant is a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a Confessional community, religious community or with humanity in general. The concept, central to the Abrahamic religions, is derived from the covenant (biblical), biblical ...
, a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general ** Covenant (biblical), in the Hebrew Bible ** Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement between God and a person or group of people ** Covenant of allegiance in Ahmadiyya Islam, which requires followers to fulfill the Ten Conditions of Bai'at ** Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, in the Bahá'í faith, two separate binding agreements between God and man *** Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh#Greater covenant, Greater Covenant, the covenant made between each Manifestation from God and his followers regarding the coming of the next Manifestation from God *** Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh#Lesser covenant, Lesser Covenant, regarding the successorship of authority within the religion ** Covenant theology, in Christianity interpretations of a covenant surrounding Jesus's death and resurrection ** Mosaic covenant, a biblical covenant between God and the biblical Israelites, including their proselytes. ** New Covenant theology, a Christian theological position teaching that the Old Testament laws have been abrogated or cancelled with Jesus' crucifixion, and replaced with the Law of Christ of the New Covenant ** New Covenant, a biblical interpretation often thought of as an eschatological Messianic Age or world to come and is related to the biblical concept of the Kingdom of God ** Solemn League and Covenant, an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians in 1643 during the First English Civil War * Covenant of the Goddess, a cross-traditional Wiccan group * Church covenant, a promise made by members to each other within a Christian church


Politics

'Covenant' is, in politics, used as near-equivalent of the term 'charter'; perhaps the most famous example is the Covenant of the League of Nations.


Law

* Covenant (law), a promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action (including restrictive covenant, a restriction on the use of property) * Covenant marriage, a marriage contract that does not allow for no-fault divorce


Film and television


Film

* The Covenant (1985 film), ''The Covenant'' (1985 film), an American television horror film * The Covenant (2006 film), ''The Covenant'' (2006 film), an American supernatural horror film * ''Alien: Covenant'', a 2017 film by Ridley Scott; the second prequel in the ''Alien'' franchise * ''Guy Ritchie's The Covenant'', a 2023 action-thriller film


Television

* The Covenant (Alias), The Covenant (''Alias''), a fictional organization in the series ''Alias'' * Covenant (Millennium), "Covenant" (''Millennium''), a 1997 episode * Covenant (Smallville), "Covenant" (''Smallville''), a 2004 episode * Covenant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), "Covenant" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''), a 1998 episode * Covenant (Stargate SG-1), "Covenant" (''Stargate SG-1''), a 2004 episode * The Covenant (Homeland), "The Covenant" (''Homeland''), a 2017 episode * The Covenant (Walker, Texas Ranger), "The Covenant" (''Walker, Texas Ranger''), a 1995 episode


Fiction

* Covenant (short story), a short story by Elizabeth Bear * Covenant (World of Darkness), Covenant (''World of Darkness''), in the fictional ''World of Darkness'' universe * The Covenant (novel), ''The Covenant'' (novel), a novel by James Michener set in South Africa * Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, the protagonist and title character of a series of fantasy novels by Stephen R. Donaldson


Music

* Covenant (band), a Swedish band * Covenant, former name of the Norwegian band The Kovenant * Covenant (Greg Brown album), ''Covenant'' (Greg Brown album) * Covenant (Morbid Angel album), ''Covenant'' (Morbid Angel album), the third album by death metal band Morbid Angel * Covenant (UFO album), ''Covenant'' (UFO album), the 16th album by heavy metal band UFO


Video games

* Covenant (Halo), Covenant (''Halo''), a religious alliance of alien races in the ''Halo'' video game series * ''Shadow Hearts: Covenant'', console role-playing game developed by Nautilus and published by Midway in 2004 * Daggerfall Covenant, a faction in MMORPG ''The Elder Scrolls Online'' * ''The Covenant'', a 1985 video game by Personal Software Services, PSS software * Covenant, the name of a Settlement in ''Fallout 4''


Other

*The Armed Forces Covenant or Military Covenant, terms used in the United Kingdom referring to the mutual obligations of the general public and the British Armed Forces. {{disambiguation