covenantal

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English

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Etymology

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From covenant +‎ -al.

Adjective

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covenantal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a covenant.
    • 2007 May 27, “Are You There, God?”, in New York Times[1]:
      Rather, the revolutionary message of the Ten Commandments is that this moral order is tied both to the order of the cosmos and to a direct relationship of covenantal love and responsibility between God and a community of human beings.

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