testament

«testament» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the two main parts of the Christian Bible: the Old… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a testament, testaments; the Old Testament, the New Testament)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) The Old Testament and the New Testament are the two main parts of the Christian Bible: the Old Testament has the Hebrew scriptures, and the New Testament tells of Jesus and the early Church. tree →

2) A testament to something is clear proof of it: «The bridge is a testament to their hard work». tree →

3) (law) A will, especially in the phrase «last will and testament». tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education pupils learn which stories are in the Old Testament (Noah, Moses, David) and which in the New Testament (the Gospels, Paul's letters). In formal writing «a testament to» shows proof. Phrases: «Old Testament», «New Testament», «a testament to», «last will and testament».

examples

• The Hebrew grammarians under Arabic influence came to believe that tliose rules of ortho- graphy which the Arab grammarians invented for the language of the Koran hold good also for the language of the Old Testament. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Noah's ark is a story from the Old Testament. tree →
• The New Testament begins with the four Gospels. tree →
• Her medal is a testament to years of practice. tree →
• The old castle stands as a testament to the builders' skill. tree →
• Grandad wrote his last will and testament. tree →
• Jews call their holy book the Tanakh, which Christians call the Old Testament. tree →
• Our class read a parable from the New Testament. tree →
• Then she would read in the Old Testament, that treasure and comfort to her people, and it was indeed the only Scriptures she could read. tree →

note

Capitals for the parts of the Bible. «A testament to» (proof) is formal. Related: testimony (what a witness says), testify. Do not confuse «testament» with «test».

In the corpora

• Paul wrote letters to churches, such as Romans, Corinthians and Galatians, which are now part of the New Testament.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «testament» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.