commitment vs covenant

commitment

noun
  • State of being pledged or engaged. 

  • The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail. 

  • The trait of sincerity and focused purpose. 

  • The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. 

  • Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution. 

  • Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially 

  • Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons. 

  • Perpetration as in a crime or mistake. 

  • Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date. 

covenant

noun
  • A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied. 

  • An incidental clause in an agreement. 

  • An agreement to do or not do a particular thing. 

  • A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties. 

verb
  • To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant. 

  • To enter a formal agreement. 

  • To make a stipulation. 

  • To bind oneself in contract. 

How often have the words commitment and covenant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )