sacred covenant
Inviolable divine bond
A sacred covenant is a solemn agreement understood to carry spiritual or divine weight.
The phrase appears in religious contexts—God's covenant with Abraham, marriage vows before God—but extends to any commitment treated as inviolable: They considered their partnership a sacred covenant, not just a business arrangement.
The sacredness implies that breaking it would be not merely wrong but profane.
- oathFormal binding promise
- blood oathVow sealed by bloodshed
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- marriage vowsPledges exchanged during ceremonies
- promiseCommitment to act
binding · binding agreement · holy · holy matrimony · solemn · blood · testament · pact · ark · seal · sworn · eternal · till death do us part · unbreakable · bond · ritual · blessing · devotion
- origin mythscreation story, flood myth, first man, first woman, cosmic egg
- Religious AlliancesHoly Alliance, Schmalkaldic League
sacred covenantempty promise
Pledge without intent
gentleman's agreement · handshake deal · lip service · mere formality · verbal promise
sacred covenantbetrayal
Breaking of trust
broken promise · oath-breaking · broken vow · treachery · apostasy
sacred covenantunholy alliance
Partnership between unlikely, corrupt parties
devil's bargain · Faustian bargain · Faustian pact · marriage of convenience
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