'Halfway covenant' definitions:

Definition of 'Halfway covenant'

From: GCIDE
  • Halfway \Half"way`\, a. Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway; as, at the halfway mark. [WordNet sense 1]
  • Syn: center(prenominal), middle(prenominal), midway. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. partial. [WordNet sense 2] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  • 3. including only half or a portion; incomplete; as, halfway measures. [WordNet sense 3] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  • Halfway covenant, a practice among the Congregational churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership, save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also allowed to present their children for baptism. [1913 Webster]