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Covenanters meaning

plural of covenanter

Using Covenanters

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of covenanter
  • In the example corpus, covenanters often appears in combinations such as: the covenanters, covenanters were.

Context around Covenanters

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

scottish 1× presbyterian 1×

Often after:

grace 1× defeated 1× began 1× meanwhile 1×

Sentence patterns with Covenanters

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1751 scottish covenanters began sending 1× about 30 covenanters were exiled 1× and presbyterian covenanters who even 1× and the covenanters defeated his 1× by the covenanters in october 1× or the covenanters grace 1× the covenanters meanwhile were 1× the covenanters were presbyterians 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although attributed to 1× disillusioned by the 1× in 1751 scottish 1× the covenanters meanwhile 1× the covenanters were 1× the scots forces 1×

Common sentence endings:

27 april 1650 1× and recovered him 1× for presbyterian worship 1× fought each other 1× merchant in 1684 1× of the country 1×

Words around Covenanters

Just before it in the word index:

covenanter 3 covenanted 4 covenantal 10 covenant 411 coven 85 covelo 5

Just after it in the word index:

covenants 82 coveney 50 covens 14 covent 79 coventry 511 coventrylive 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Covenanters

  • In this selection, "covenanters" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, scottish, presbyterian, grace, defeated and began stand out and add context to how "covenanters" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1751 scottish covenanters began sending and about 30 covenanters were exiled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "covenanters" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with covenanters

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Scots forces were divided into royalist Engagers and Presbyterian Covenanters, who even fought each other. (16 words)

In 1751, Scottish Covenanters began sending ministers to America, and the Seceders were doing the same by 1753. (18 words)

Although attributed to Burns, the Selkirk Grace was already known in the 17th century, as the " Galloway Grace" or the " Covenanters ' Grace". (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Disillusioned by the Covenanters, in October Charles attempted to escape from them and rode north to join with an Engager force, an event which became known as "the Start", but within two days the Presbyterians had caught up with and recovered him. (42 words)

The Covenanters meanwhile, were left governing Scotland, where they raised a large army of their own and tried to impose their religious settlement on Episcopalians and Roman Catholics in the north of the country. (34 words)

The Covenanters were presbyterians who had supported the Restoration of Charles II on promises of a Presbyterian settlement, but he had instead reintroduced Episcopalian church government with draconian penalties for Presbyterian worship. (32 words)

Example sentences (8)

Although attributed to Burns, the Selkirk Grace was already known in the 17th century, as the " Galloway Grace" or the " Covenanters ' Grace".

Disillusioned by the Covenanters, in October Charles attempted to escape from them and rode north to join with an Engager force, an event which became known as "the Start", but within two days the Presbyterians had caught up with and recovered him.

He did not succeed in raising many Highland clans and the Covenanters defeated his army at the Battle of Carbisdale in Ross-shire on 27 April 1650.

In 1751, Scottish Covenanters began sending ministers to America, and the Seceders were doing the same by 1753.

Most of the rebels who were not executed were exiled to the Americas; about 30 Covenanters were exiled to the Carolinas on the Carolina Merchant in 1684.

The Covenanters meanwhile, were left governing Scotland, where they raised a large army of their own and tried to impose their religious settlement on Episcopalians and Roman Catholics in the north of the country.

The Covenanters were presbyterians who had supported the Restoration of Charles II on promises of a Presbyterian settlement, but he had instead reintroduced Episcopalian church government with draconian penalties for Presbyterian worship.

The Scots forces were divided into royalist Engagers and Presbyterian Covenanters, who even fought each other.

Common combinations with covenanters

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "covenanters" in a sentence?
An example: "Although attributed to Burns, the Selkirk Grace was already known in the 17th century, as the " Galloway Grace" or the " Covenanters ' Grace"." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "covenanters" from authentic English texts.
What does "covenanters" mean?
Covenanters means: plural of covenanter
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