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tes·ta·ment

(tĕs′tə-mənt)

1. Something that serves as tangible proof or evidence: The spacious plan of the city is a testament to the foresight of its founders.

2. A statement of belief; a credo: my political testament.

3. Law A usually formal, written directive providing for the disposition of one's property after death; a will.

4. Testament Bible Either of the two main divisions of the Bible.

5. Archaic A covenant between humans and God.

[Middle English, a will, from Latin testāmentum, from testārī, to make a will, from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

tes′ta·men′tar·y (-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē) adj.

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testament

(ˈtɛstəmənt)

1. (Law) law a will setting out the disposition of personal property (esp in the phrase last will and testament)

2. a proof, attestation, or tribute: his success was a testament to his skills.

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms)

a. a covenant instituted between God and man, esp the covenant of Moses or that instituted by Christ

b. a copy of either the Old or the New Testament, or of the complete Bible

[C14: from Latin: a will, from testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness]

ˌtestaˈmental adj

Testament

(ˈtɛstəmənt)

1. (Bible) either of the two main parts of the Bible; the Old Testament or the New Testament

2. (Bible) the New Testament as distinct from the Old

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tes•ta•ment

(ˈtɛs tə mənt)

n.

a. a legal document disposing of one's personal property after death.

b. a will.

2. (cap.) either the New Testament or the Old Testament.

3. a covenant, esp. between God and humans.

4. a proof; testimony.

[1250–1300; Middle English: will, covenant < Latin testāmentum]

tes`ta•men′ta•ry (-ˈmɛn tə ri, -ˈmɛn tri) adj.

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Noun	1.	testament - a profession of belief; "he stated his political testament" credo, creed - any system of principles or beliefs
	2.	testament - a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die will Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right codicil - a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" devise - a will disposing of real property
	3.	testament - strong evidence for something; "his easy victory was a testament to his skill" testimonial, testimony - something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"
	4.	Testament - either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Book, Word - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

testament

noun

1. proof, evidence, testimony, witness, demonstration, tribute, attestation, exemplification His house is a testament to his Gothic tastes.

2. will, last wishes a codicil to my will and testament

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testament

noun

That which confirms:

attestation, authentication, confirmation, corroboration, demonstration, evidence, proof, substantiation, testimonial, testimony, validation, verification, warrant.

Translations

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testament

[ˈtestəmənt] N

1. (= will) → testamento m
see also will ² A2

2. (Bible) the Old/New Testament → el Antiguo/Nuevo Testamento

3. (= proof) → testimonio m
the building is a testament to his skills as an architect → el edificio es testimonio de su competencia como arquitecto

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testament

[ˈtɛstəmənt] n

(= testimony, proof) → témoignage m
a testament to sth → un témoignage de qch

(LAW) (= will) → testament m

(BIBLE) Old Testament, New Testamenttest ban n (also nuclear test ban) → interdiction f des essais nucléairestest ban treaty n (also nuclear test ban treaty) → traité m d'interdiction d'essais nucléairestest case n (LAW) → affaire f qui fait jurisprudencetest drive test-drive [ˈtɛstdraɪv] n [car] → essai m sur routetest-drive [ˈtɛstdraɪv] vt [+ car] → essayer

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testament

(old) → Testament nt, → letzter Wille

(Bibl) Old/New Testament → Altes/Neues Testament

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testament

[ˈtɛstəmənt] n → testamento
the Old/New Testament (Rel) → il Vecchio/Nuovo Testamento

testament

(ˈtestəmənt) noun

a written statement especially of what one wants to be done with one's personal property after one dies. This is his last will and testament.

Old Testament, New Testament

the two main parts of the Bible.

testament

n. testamento.

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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New; which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor.

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The Lion once gave out that he was sick unto death and summoned the animals to come and hear his last Will and Testament. So the Goat came to the Lion's cave, and stopped there listening for a long time.

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They lecture our shortcomings unsparingly, and every night they call us together and read to us chapters from the Testament that are full of gentleness, of charity, and of tender mercy; and then all the next day they stick to their saddles clear up to the summits of these rugged mountains, and clear down again.

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The Bible itself was not much known to me at an age when most children have been obliged to read it several times over; the gospels were indeed familiar, and they have always been to me the supreme human story; but the rest of the New Testament I had not read when a man grown, and only passages of the Old Testament, like the story of the Creation, and the story of Joseph, and the poems of Job and Ecclesiastes, with occasional Psalms.

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He himself translated the New Testament, and others helped him with the Old Testament, and so for the first time the people of England had the whole Bible in their own tongue.

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le Cardinal Mazarin was not willing to set down in his testament, neither in any act whatever, but which he confided to me."

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She begins the day by the fireside with the New Testament in her hands, an old volume with its loose pages beautifully refixed, and its covers sewn and resewn by her, so that you would say it can never fall to pieces.

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Then she said she'd forgot her Testament, and left it in the seat at church between two other books, and would I slip out quiet and go there and fetch it to her, and not say nothing to nobody.

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He found Joe Harper study- ing a Testament, and turned sadly away from the de- pressing spectacle.

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I wish also to recall to memory an instance from the Old Testament applicable to this subject.

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At one side of the table was a small carpet with various figures worked upon it, at the other was something resembling an altar on which lay a Testament and a skull.

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Sir Thomas More, 'Utopia.' Tyndale's New Testament and other translations of the Bible.