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testament
[ tes-tuh-muhnt ]
noun
- Law.
- a will, especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property.
- either of the two major portions of the Bible: the Mosaic or old covenant or dispensation, or the Christian or new covenant or dispensation.
- (initial capital letter) the New Testament, as distinct from the Old Testament.
- (initial capital letter) a copy of the New Testament.
- a covenant, especially between God and humans.
testament
1/ ˈtɛstəmənt /
noun
- law a will setting out the disposition of personal property (esp in the phrase last will and testament )
- a proof, attestation, or tribute
his success was a testament to his skills
- a covenant instituted between God and man, esp the covenant of Moses or that instituted by Christ
- a copy of either the Old or the New Testament, or of the complete Bible
Testament
2/ ˈtɛstəmənt /
noun
- either of the two main parts of the Bible; the Old Testament or the New Testament
- the New Testament as distinct from the Old
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Derived Forms
- ˌtestaˈmental, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of testament1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of testament1
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Example Sentences
This is a testament to the fundamental human—and American—desire to combine place and possibility.
The battle to secure that funding is testament to the difficulty in making truly independent movies.
But it is a testament to that show that people got that involved.
But it also is a testament to how much she is, and how much we all are, too.
My email inbox bears testament to this fact nearly every week.
In the New Testament a few examples appear in which his utterances are given a quasi-judicial tone.
A copy of Tendall's testament sold at Oxford for 20 guineas, supposed to be the only copy of that edition unburned by Tonstall.
And not less, than under a former dispensation, is the exercise represented as an act of obedience in New Testament times.
Her testimony diametrically opposes several 119 items which McCracken has written into the unsigned testament of the deceased.
The latter are countenanced by no class of vows lawfully made, either in Old Testament times or in a later period.
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