testament

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈtɛstəmənt/ 🇺🇸 /ˈtɛstəmənt/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A person's will, especially regarding the disposal of property after death; a legal document expressing wishes for after death.; Something that serves as evidence or proof of a particular quality or achievement; a testimony.; Either of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible: the Old Testament or the New Testament.; A covenant or compact between God and humanity, as described in the Bible.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: testaments

Collocations

a testament tolast will and testamentOld TestamentNew Testamenta living testament

Derivatives

testamentarytestateintestateintestacy

Synonyms

willevidenceprooftestimonydemonstration

Commonly confused

testimony
EN: 'Testimony' refers to a formal statement or evidence given (especially in court), while 'testament' refers to a will or serves as proof/evidence of something.
testator
EN: 'Testator' is the person who makes a will; 'testament' is the will or document itself.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note the single 's' and the '-ment' ending (not '-mant').

💬 Examples

  1. She left her entire estate to charity in her last testament.

  2. The building's longevity is a testament to the skill of its architects.

  3. Scholars have studied the New Testament for centuries.

  4. The Old Testament describes the covenant between God and the Israelites.