Sample sentences for TESTAMENT

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Definition

evidence for something

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a statement of belief

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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.

Her success raising numerous small contributions is testament to her 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

She asked me to be a witness to her last will and testament.
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
Her music's popularity is a testament to her talent.

testament = evidence

He carried a word Bible in his briefcase and frequently quoted form the New Testament when he wanted to make a point.
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
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
"And even then, dear boy," said he, pulling a greasy little clasped black Testament out of his pocket, "we'll have him on his oath."
Charles Dickens -- Great Expectations

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