Both Uses of
covenant
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- I pray to God through the merits of His zealous servant Francis Xavier, that such a soul may be led to sincere repentance and that the holy communion on saint Francis's day of this year may be a lasting covenant between God and that soul.†
Chpt 3
- Heaven was still and faintly luminous and the air sweet to breathe, as in a thicket drenched with showers; and amid peace and shimmering lights and quiet fragrance he made a covenant with his heart.†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(covenant) a binding agreement
or (much more rarely): to formally or solemnly promise