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TESTAMENT
testament
(noun) a profession of belief; “he stated his political testament”
Testament
(noun) either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
will, testament
(noun) a legal document declaring a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
testament
(noun) strong evidence for something; “his easy victory was a testament to his skill”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
testament (plural testaments)
(law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
Synonyms: will, last will and testament, last will
One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
A tangible proof or tribute.
A credo, expression of conviction
Anagrams
• statement, tentmates
Source: Wiktionary
Tes"ta*ment, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. testamentum, fr. testari to be a witness, to make one's last will, akin to testis a witness. Cf. Intestate, Testify.]
1. (Law)
Definition: A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.
Note: This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last will and testament. A testament, to be valid, must be made by a person of sound mind; and it must be executed and published in due form of law. A man, in certain cases, may make a valid will by word of mouth only. See Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative.
2. One of the two distinct revelations of God's purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures, in which the covenants are respectively revealed; as, the Old Testament; the New Testament; -- often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter. He is the mediator of the new testament . . . for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament. Heb. ix. 15. Holographic testament, a testament written wholly by the testator himself. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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