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halfway covenant

halfway covenant noun: a form of partial church membership adopted by the Puritan-controlled Congregational churches of colonial New England in the 1660s, allowing baptized but unconverted parents to present their own children for baptism, but denying them the other privileges of church membership.

Noun

halfway covenant (plural halfway covenants)

  1. (historical) A form of partial church membership adopted by the Puritan-controlled Congregational churches of colonial New England in the 1660s, allowing baptized but unconverted parents to present their own children for baptism, but denying them the other privileges of church membership.

Forms of halfway covenant

pluralhalfway covenants

Questions about halfway covenant

What does halfway covenant mean?
Halfway covenant means a form of partial church membership adopted by the Puritan-controlled Congregational churches of colonial New England in the 1660s, allowing baptized but unconverted parents to present their own children for baptism, but denying them the other privileges of church membership.
What part of speech is halfway covenant?
Halfway covenant is a noun.
What is the plural of halfway covenant?
The plural of halfway covenant is halfway covenants.

Words near halfway covenant in the dictionary

  1. halftrack
  2. halftracks
  3. halfwave
  4. halfwaves
  5. halfway
  6. halfway covenant
  7. halfway covenants
  8. Halfway Creek
  9. halfway decent
  10. halfway house
  11. halfway houses

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