What is another word for Covenanter?

Pronunciation: [kˈʌvənəntə] (IPA)

The word "Covenanter" refers to a person who is bound by a solemn agreement or covenant, especially when referring to a Scottish Presbyterian who pledged loyalty to a specific religious or political cause. Some synonyms for "Covenanter" include "covenant-keeper", "sworn loyalist", "pledged supporter", "oath-bound advocate", and "devoted adherent". Depending on the context, other synonyms might include "zealot", "fanatic", "partisan", "loyalist", or "follower". All of these terms point to someone who is committed to a particular cause or belief system and who will go to great lengths to uphold their beliefs and support their community.

What are the hypernyms for Covenanter?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for Covenanter?

Covenanter is a term typically used to refer to a Scottish Presbyterian who adhered to the National Covenant, a document signed in 1638 that pledged support for the Presbyterian Church and rejected the interference of the English monarchy. Some possible antonyms for Covenanter could include nonconformist, disloyal, unfaithful, or apathetic. These words suggest a lack of commitment to or defiance of the Covenant or Scottish Presbyterianism in general. Other possible antonyms could include conformist, royalist or Anglican, which imply adherence to the English monarchy or the Church of England, rather than the Scottish Presbyterian Church.

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Usage examples for Covenanter

To Brother Devlin and not to Brother Carson is mainly due the progress of the Covenanter movement in Ulster."
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry
You are so very English, and I, in spite of a pink and fluffy exterior, am at heart as bitter and dour and prejudiced as any Covenanter that ever whined a psalm.
"Olivia in India"
O. Douglas
And yet, practically, Mather was not disposed to let the public get knowledge of the Covenanter.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam

Famous quotes with Covenanter

  • The Scottish Communist is a much misunderstood person. When he is a true Caledonian, and not a Pole or an Irishman, he is simply the lineal descendant of the old Radical. The Scottish Radical was a man who held a set of inviolable principles on which he was entirely unable to compromise. It did not matter what the principles were; the point was that they were like the laws of Sinai, which could not be added to or subtracted from. When the Liberal party began to compromise, he joined Labour; when Labour began to compromise, by a natural transition he became a Communist. Temperamentally he has not changed. He is simply the stuff which in the seventeenth century made the unyielding Covenanter, and in the eighteenth the inflexible Jacobite. He is honesty incarnate, but his mind lacks flexibility.
    John Buchan

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