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unˈcovenanted, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. Not promised or secured by a (spec. a Divine) covenant.
1648Hexham ii, Onbevoorwaerdet, Vncovenanted. 1689Sherlock Death iii. §7 (1731) 207 They must be saved by uncovenanted Grace and Mercy. a1711Ken Hymnarium Poet. Wks. 1721 II. 133 Since we the Grace that we obtain, By Supereffluence uncovenanted gain. a1806Bp. Horsley Serm. (1816) III. xxxviii. 165, I will cast me on his free un⁓covenanted mercy. 1887S. Cox Expositions Ser. iii. xiii. 177 On the testimony of the Bible itself..his uncovenanted mercies are just as sure as his covenanted mercies.
b. Lying outside of any Divine covenant.
1858J. Martineau Stud. Chr. 114 Many a parable did Jesus utter, proclaiming his Father's intended mercy to the uncovenanted nations. 1860Bp. S. Wilberforce Addr. Ordination 41 Men who lay in the uncovenanted darkness of a fallen nature.
2. Not sanctioned by, not in accordance with, a covenant or agreement.
1727E. Lawrence Duty of Steward 55, I have known Instances of Gentlemen's Estates sinking very much by irregular and uncovenanted practices.
3. Not bound by a covenant; spec. in the Indian Civil Service (cf. covenanted ppl. a. 4).
1790Burke Fr. Rev. 88 The first fundamental right of uncovenanted man, that is, to judge for himself, and to assert his own cause. 1845Stocqueler Handbk. Brit. India (1854) 105 The uncovenanted servants, the East Indians, and the natives themselves. 1884Truth 13 Mar. 386/2 A member of the uncovenanted service of India.
b. Not having subscribed the Covenant.
1818Scott Hrt. Midl. xviii, The present government, which, however mild and paternal, was still uncovenanted. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 706 These men continued..to disclaim all allegiance to an uncovenanted Sovereign. 1889Lowell Latest Lit. Ess., Walton (1891) 74 Some foraging party from Leslie's army which would not have spared his uncovenanted chickens. |