A covenant, in its most general sense, is a solemn and bilateral promise to do or not do something specified. Covenant may also refer to: In theology:
- Covenant (biblical), a series of solemn agreements believed to exist between God and the Israelites
- Covenant theology, a form of Calvinist philosophy which views all of history under the aspect of God's covenants
- New Covenant, a biblical reference to an epoch of peace following a period of trial and judgment
- Covenant (Latter Day Saints), in the Latter Day Saint movement, a personal agreement with God
- Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, in the Bahá'í Faith
In law and government:
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1976, a United Nations treaty
- Palestinian National Covenant of 1964, which outlined the aims of the Palestine Liberation Organization
- Ulster Covenant of 1912, which protested against a British home-rule bill
- Solemn League and Covenant of 1643, a treaty for the preservation of the reformed religion in Scotland
- Covenanters, a historical Scots political organization
- Covenant Party, a political party
- Covenant marriage, a new form of marriage contract which does not allow for no-fault divorce
Places and institutions:
- Covenant Life, Alaska, a town in Alaska
- Covenant Bible College Canada, a vocational/Bible college located in Strathmore, Alberta
- Covenant Day School, private Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Covenant College (disambiguation), the undergraduate institution of the Presbyterian Church in America (and other Covenant Colleges)
- Covenant Health Systems, a New England health care company
- Covenant Theological Seminary, the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America
- Covenant University, private university in Nigeria
In literature:
- The Covenant (novel), a novel by James Michener set in South Africa that takes place between prehistory and the 1980s
- Covenant (World of Darkness), ideological establishments consisting mostly of Vampires in the fictional World of Darkness universe
- Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, the protagonist of a series of fantasy novels by Stephen R. Donaldson
In film and television:
- The Covenant (film), a 2006 fantasy film
- Covenant (Alias), a powerful and secretive fictional terrorist organisation in the TV show Alias
- "Covenant" (DS9 episode), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- "Covenant" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
- The Covenant (1985 film), a film directed by Walter Grauman
In music:
- Covenant (band), a Swedish synthpop / EBM / Futurepop band.
- Covenant, former name of the Norwegian band now called The Kovenant.
- Covenant (Morbid Angel album), the third official full-length album by death metal band Morbid Angel.
- Covenant (UFO album), the 16th album by heavy metal band UFO.
In video games:
- Shadow Hearts: Covenant, console role-playing game developed by Nautilus and published by Midway in 2004.
- Covenant (Halo), a religious alliance of alien races in the Halo video game series.
