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Testament
noun
either
of
the
two
main
parts
of
the
Christian
Bible
:
the
Old
Testament
or
the
New
Testament
•
Many
Christians
read
a
passage
from
the
New
Testament
every
morning
.
Many
Christians
read
a
passage
from
the
New
Testament
every
morning
.
•
The
Old
Testament
contains
stories
that
are
thousands
of
years
old
.
The
Old
Testament
contains
stories
that
are
thousands
of
years
old
.
From
Latin
testamentum
‘
covenant
’,
used
in
the
Latin
Bible
to
translate
Hebrew
berith
‘
covenant
’.
testament
noun
a
legal
document
in
which
a
person
says
how
their
money
and
property
should
be
given
away
after
they
die
•
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
the
testament
revealed
that
she
had
left
the
farmhouse
to
a
local
animal
shelter
.
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
the
testament
revealed
that
she
had
left
the
farmhouse
to
a
local
animal
shelter
.
•
The
family
gathered
in
the
dining
room
while
the
attorney
read
their
late
uncle
’
s
testament
.
The
family
gathered
in
the
dining
room
while
the
attorney
read
their
late
uncle
’
s
testament
.
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
testamentum
‘
a
will
’,
literally
‘
something
witnessed
’,
from
testari
‘
to
testify
’.
noun
clear
proof
or
strong
evidence
that
a
particular
fact
,
quality
,
or
achievement
is
real
•
The
packed
concert
hall
was
a
testament
to
the
band
’
s
worldwide
popularity
.
The
packed
concert
hall
was
a
testament
to
the
band
’
s
worldwide
popularity
.
•
His
flawless
presentation
served
as
a
testament
to
months
of
hard
work
and
rehearsal
.
His
flawless
presentation
served
as
a
testament
to
months
of
hard
work
and
rehearsal
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
the
legal
sense
of
‘
testament
’,
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
.
