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Definition
evidence for somethingor:
a statement of belief
or:
a will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
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either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
Old Testament or New Testament references sections of the Christian Bible. The New Testament begins with the life of Jesus.
- His success raising numerous small contributions is testament to his popularity.
testament = evidence for something
or:
a statement of belief
or:
a will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
or:
either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
or:
a statement of belief
or:
a will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
or:
either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
- She asked me to be a witness to her last will and testament.
- He carried a word Bible in his briefcase and frequently quoted form the New Testament when he wanted to make a point.
- The Old Testament is based on the Hebrew Bible, sometimes with additions; the New Testament deals with the life and teachings of Jesus.Bible - Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible (retrieved 05/20/06)
- Wilson, who proposed to keep a Sabbath school for the instruction of such slaves as might be disposed to learn to read the New Testament.Douglass, Frederick -- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave
- his easy victory was a testament to his skill
- He was in dreadful earnest and made me swear, with my hands on the Testament, that whatever happened I would always be true to him.Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Under his pillow lay the New Testament.Dostoyevsky, Fyodor -- Crime And Punishment
- All night I read your testament— And found my consciousness returning.Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
- She made known to Isabel very punctually—it was the evening her son was buried—several of Ralph's testamentary arrangements.Henry James -- The Portrait of a Lady - Volumes 1 & 2
- She made known to Isabel very punctually—it was the evening her son was buried—several of Ralph's testamentary arrangements.Henry James -- The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 2
- He blushes, and 'tis it: Of six preceding ancestors, that gem, Conferr'd by testament to the sequent issue, Hath it been ow'd and worn.William Shakespeare -- All's Well That Ends Well
- Why, to see whether the portrait of their ancestor still keeps its place upon the wall, in compliance with his testamentary directions!Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The House of the Seven Gables
- The fact that she's still sane and whole these many hours later is testament to her strength of will.Micheal Scott -- The Alchemyst
- Slowly, the marble freezes them into silence, their angry faces and open mouths the only testament to what has just happened.Libba Bray -- A Great and Terrible Beauty
- The friend in whose house he was located witnessed his testament.William Makepeace Thackeray -- Vanity Fair
- He rises, towering above his tormentor—rather like a clumsy, lumbering bear that is baited by an agile dog) Extend the Testaments!Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee -- Inherit the Wind
- Lavier's flat was a testament to the world of haute couture chic.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
- When he woke, he had opened his Bible and his eyes had fallen on the testament of Peter.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- "It is a testament that every ruler strives for," said Torin.Marissa Meyer -- Cinder