What does noncovenanter mean?
Noncovenanter means (historical) One who is not a Covenanter..
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(historical) One who is not a Covenanter..
The nation now was divided into two parties—an overwhelming majority of covenanters, and an astonished, disheartened minority of noncovenanters.
These people also quite naturally keep themselves segregated from other people — refuse to eat with them, use their dishes or equipment, or allow their children to touch or marry noncovenanters.
Not until 1788, five years after the congregation moved back to its own church, did he baptize the child of a noncovenanter.
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Noncovenanter means (historical) One who is not a Covenanter..
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The nation now was divided into two parties—an overwhelming majority of covenanters, and an astonished, disheartened minority of noncovenanters.
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