testament - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'testament' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Testament

[ n.]

- A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.
- 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.

Meaning of 'testament' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . testament

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a profession of belief

Example in sentence:

he stated his political testament

Meaning (2):
- strong evidence for something

Example in sentence:

his easy victory was a testament to his skill

Nearby Words:

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