Covenant (disambiguation)

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A 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 Faith

In 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
• Covenanters, 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 divorce

Places 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 Nigeria

In 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 by Walter Grauman

In music:

• Covenant (band), a Swedish synthpop / EBM / Futurepop band.
• Covenant, former name of the Norwegian band now called The Kovenant.
• Covenant (Morbid Angel album), the third official full-length album by death metal band Morbid Angel.
• Covenant (UFO album), the 16th album by heavy metal band UFO.

In video games:

• Shadow Hearts: Covenant, 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.