unˈcovenanted, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. Not promised or secured by a (spec. a Divine) covenant.
| 1648 Hexham ii, Onbevoorwaerdet, Vncovenanted. 1689 Sherlock Death iii. §7 (1731) 207 They must be saved by uncovenanted Grace and Mercy. a 1711 Ken Hymnarium Poet. Wks. 1721 II. 133 Since we the Grace that we obtain, By Supereffluence uncovenanted gain. a 1806 Bp. Horsley Serm. (1816) III. xxxviii. 165, I will cast me on his free un⁓covenanted mercy. 1887 S. 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.
| 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Chr. 114 Many a parable did Jesus utter, proclaiming his Father's intended mercy to the uncovenanted nations. 1860 Bp. 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.
| 1727 E. 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).
| 1790 Burke Fr. Rev. 88 The first fundamental right of uncovenanted man, that is, to judge for himself, and to assert his own cause. 1845 Stocqueler Handbk. Brit. India (1854) 105 The uncovenanted servants, the East Indians, and the natives themselves. 1884 Truth 13 Mar. 386/2 A member of the uncovenanted service of India. |
b. Not having subscribed the Covenant.
| 1818 Scott Hrt. Midl. xviii, The present government, which, however mild and paternal, was still uncovenanted. 1855 Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 706 These men continued..to disclaim all allegiance to an uncovenanted Sovereign. 1889 Lowell Latest Lit. Ess., Walton (1891) 74 Some foraging party from Leslie's army which would not have spared his uncovenanted chickens. |