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1. (n.) testament
a legal document disposing of one's personal property after death.
2. testament
a will.
3. testament
(cap.) either the New Testament or the Old Testament.
4. testament
a covenant, esp. between God and humans.
5. testament
a proof; testimony.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME: will, covenant < L testāmentum)
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| Definition of 'Testament' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) testament
a profession of belief
"he stated his political testament"
2. (noun) will, testament
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
3. (noun) testament
strong evidence for something
"his easy victory was a testament to his skill"
4. (noun) Testament
either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
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| Definition of 'Testament' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Testament
a solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death
2. (noun) Testament
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
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Sense: 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.
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Afrikaans: testament |
Arabic: وَصِيَّه |
Bulgarian: завещание |
Brazilian: testamento |
Czech: závěť |
German: das Testament |
Danish: testamente |
Greek: διαθήκη |
Spanish: testamento |
Estonian: testament |
Farsi: وصیت نامه |
Finnish: testamentti |
French: testament |
Hebrew: צַווָאָה |
Hindi: विधान |
Croatian: oporuka, posljednja volja |
Hungarian: végrendelet |
Indonesian: wasiat |
Icelandic: erfðaskrá |
Italian: testamento |
Japanese: 遺言 |
Korean: 유언장 |
Lithuanian: testamentas |
Latvian: testaments |
Malay: bukti |
Dutch: testament |
Norwegian: testamente, siste vilje |
Polish: testament |
Portuguese: testamento |
Romanian: testament |
Russian: завещание |
Slovak: závet |
Slovenian: oporoka |
Serbian: testament |
Swedish: testamente |
Thai: พินัยกรรม |
Turkish: vasiyetname |
Taiwanese: 遺囑 |
Ukrainian: заповіт |
Urdu: وصيت نامہ |
Vietnamese: di chúc |
Chinese: 遗嘱 |
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