All 23 Uses of
covenant
in
City of Bones
- He swung her up into his arms, saying something in her ear that sounded like Covenant.†
Chpt 4(editor's note: In this book, covenant is capitalized and refers to a specific binding agreement.)
- 5 — Clave and Covenant .†
Chpt 5
- Only Shadowhunters can receive Covenant Marks—they kill mundanes—†
Chpt 5
- Just the existence of Forsaken is a crime against the Covenant—†
Chpt 6
- "Neither Clave nor Covenant have ever done anything for me," said Madame Dorothea, her eyes flashing angrily.†
Chpt 6
- You're familiar with the motto of the Covenant?†
Chpt 7
- "My oath to the Covenant binds me," he said.†
Chpt 8 *
- It's not strictly Covenant, but..."I've heard some of the bikes can fly," said Alec eagerly.†
Chpt 12
- We can talk to you under the seal of the Covenant.†
Chpt 12
- Within the bounds of the Covenant," Jace reminded him, his voice soft as cat's fur.†
Chpt 13
- Within the bounds of the Covenant, of course.†
Chpt 13
- So the Covenant's all right with this—this mind-rape?†
Chpt 13
- There was no point in her lying about it; Covenant Marks show up, even when they've faded with time, like faint silver scars against the skin.†
Chpt 13
- In it is copied every rune the Angel Raziel wrote in the original Book of the Covenant.†
Chpt 13
- They don't like you much, whatever the Accords might say—and there's nothing in the Covenant about not killing animals.†
Chpt 13
- Once we'd trespassed, we'd have been out of the protection of the Covenant.†
Chpt 14
- They are out of the protection of the Covenant.†
Chpt 14
- You have broken your precious Covenant, coming in here.†
Chpt 14
- That would have been a violation of the Covenant.†
Chpt 14
- Trespassers are not protected by the Covenant, you know that—†
Chpt 14
- There will be no Accords and no Covenant soon enough.†
Chpt 14
- The Covenant forbids it.†
Chpt 15
- She would make a new life for herself and her baby, and she wanted no whisper of Clave or Covenant ever to taint her future.†
Chpt 21
Definitions:
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(1)
(covenant) a binding agreement
or (much more rarely): to formally or solemnly promise(editor's note: In this book, covenant is capitalized and refers to a specific binding agreement.) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)