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neo-testamentary

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntɹi/
  • General-American: /ˌnioʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/
  • General-American: [-ɾə-]
  • rhymes with -ɛntəɹi

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: New Testamental

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From neo- (prefix meaning ‘new’) + testamentary (“pertaining to a testament or will”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”) + *steh2- (“to stand (up)”), indicating a third party standing as a witness to two parties to a contract or dispute).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: новазапаве́тны (novazapavjétny) — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Czech: novozákonní — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Dutch: nieuwtestamentisch — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Finnish: uusitestamentillinen — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Finnish: Uuden testamentin — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • French: néotestamentaire — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • French: novotestamentaire — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • German: neutestamentlich — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Italian: neotestamentario — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Polish: nowotestamentowy — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Polish: nowotestamentalny — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Polish: nowozakonny — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Russian: новозаве́тный (novozavétnyj) — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Slovak: novozákonný — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Spanish: neotestamentario — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Swedish: nytestamentlig — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
  • Ukrainian: новозаві́тний (novozavítnyj) — of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible