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(testaments) 1. If one thing is a testament to another, it shows that the other thing exists or is true. (FORMAL) Braka’s house, just off Sloane Square, is a testament to his Gothic tastes... = testimony N-VAR: usu N to n 2. Someone’s last will and testament is the most recent will that they have made, especially the last will that they make before they die. (LEGAL) PHRASE: Ns inflect, usu with poss 3. see also New Testament, Old Testament
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin ~um covenant with God, holy scripture, from Latin, last will, from testari to be a witness, call to witness, make a will, from testis witness; akin to Latin tres three & to Latin stare to stand; from the witness's standing by as a third party in a litigation — more at three, stand Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic a covenant between God and the human race b. capitalized either of two main divisions of the Bible 2. a. a tangible proof or tribute b. an expression of conviction ; creed 3. a. an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death b. will • ~ary adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a will (esp. last will and testament). 2 (usu. foll. by to) evidence, proof (is testament to his loyalty). 3 Bibl. a a covenant or dispensation. b (Testament) a division of the Christian Bible (see Old Testament, New Testament). c (Testament) a copy of the New Testament. Etymology: ME f. L testamentum will (as TESTATE): in early Christian L rendering Gk diatheke covenant ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. юр. завещание, распоряжение на случай смерти 2. рел. завет the Old T. —- Ветхий завет the New T. —- Новый завет, евангелие 3. разг. см. New T. 4. проявление; свидетельство many a testament of his friendship —- много свидетельств его дружбы 5. изложение убеждений и принципов; кредо to lay down one's personal testament —- изложить свое кредо ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) leg. завещание 2) (Testament) rel. завет (обыкн. Новый завет, евангелие; тж. New Testament); Old Testament - Ветхий завет ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n formal 1 a testament to sth something that shows or proves something else very clearly (The aircraft's safety record is an impressive testament to its designers' skill.) 2 a will2 (2) (- see also New Testament, Old Testament) - testamentary adj ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1290, "last will disposing of property," from L. testamentum "a will, publication of a will," from testari "make a will, be witness to," from testis "witness," from PIE *tris- "three," on the notion of "third person, disinterested witness." Use in reference to the two divisions of the Bible (early 14c.) is from L.L. vetus testamentum and novum testamentum, loan-translations of Gk. palaia diatheke and kaine diatheke. L.L. testamentum was a mistranslation of Gk. diatheke, which meant both "covenant" and "will, testament," and was used in the former sense in the account of the Last Supper. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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