Covenanter

noun

/ˈkʌvənəntə(r)/

/ˈkʌvənæntər/

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any of a group of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterians who supported two covenants (1638 and 1643). These were formal statements defending Presbyterianism and protesting against the religious policies of Charles I, who wanted to set up a Scottish Church with bishops, like the Church of England. The Covenanters supported Parliament in the English Civil War.盟约者：支持两个盟约（1638年和1643年）的17世纪苏格兰长老会中的任何一个。这些是捍卫长老会主义并抗议查理一世的宗教政策的正式声明，查理一世想与主教一起建立苏格兰教会，例如英格兰教会。盟约在英国内战中支持议会。