Covenant may refer to:
Religion
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Covenant (religion), a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general
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Covenant (biblical), in the Hebrew Bible
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Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement between God and a person or group of people
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Covenant of allegiance in Ahmadiyya Islam, which requires followers to fulfill the Ten Conditions of Bai'at
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Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, in the Bahá'í faith, two separate binding agreements between God and man
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Greater Covenant, the covenant made between each Manifestation from God and his followers regarding the coming of the next Manifestation from God
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Lesser Covenant, regarding the successorship of authority within the religion
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Covenant theology, in Christianity interpretations of a covenant surrounding Jesus's death and resurrection
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Mosaic covenant, a biblical covenant between God and the biblical Israelites, including their proselytes.
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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
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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
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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
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Covenant of the Goddess, a cross-traditional Wiccan group
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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
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Covenant (law), a promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action (including restrictive covenant, a restriction on the use of property)
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Covenant marriage, a marriage contract that does not allow for no-fault divorce
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Loan covenant
Film and television
Film
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The Covenant (1985 film), an American television horror film
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The Covenant (2006 film), an American supernatural horror film
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, a 2017 film by Ridley Scott; the second prequel in the Alien franchise
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, a 2023 action-thriller film
Television
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The Covenant ( Alias), a fictional organization in the series Alias
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"Covenant" ( Millennium), a 1997 episode
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"Covenant" ( Smallville), a 2004 episode
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, a 1998 episode
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"Covenant" ( Stargate SG-1), a 2004 episode
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"The Covenant" ( Homeland), a 2017 episode
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"The Covenant" ( Walker, Texas Ranger), a 1995 episode
Fiction
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Covenant (short story), a short story by Elizabeth Bear
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Covenant ( World of Darkness), in the fictional World of Darkness universe
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The Covenant (novel), a novel by James Michener set in South Africa
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Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, the protagonist and title character of a series of fantasy novels by Stephen R. Donaldson
Music
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Covenant (band), a Swedish band
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Covenant, former name of the Norwegian band The Kovenant
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Covenant (Greg Brown album)
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Covenant (Morbid Angel album), the third album by death metal band Morbid Angel
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Covenant (UFO album), the 16th album by heavy metal band UFO
Video games
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Covenant ( Halo), a religious alliance of alien races in the Halo video game series
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, console role-playing game developed by Nautilus and published by Midway in 2004
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Daggerfall Covenant, a faction in MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online
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The Covenant, a 1985 video game by PSS software
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Covenant, the name of a Settlement in Fallout 4
Other
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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.
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Covenants (Ars Magica), a supplement published for the role-playing game Ars Magica
