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Reminiscent of the content of the Old Testament, or of the behavior of God in it; especially dramatic, violent or vengeful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, often
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion
Examples
- Holonym: Bible
- The Old Testament says that eating shellfish is a sin.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hebrew Bible, Hebrew Scriptures
Antonyms: none provided
the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: will, testament
Narrower terms: Septuagint
From Middle English Olde Testament, calqued from Latin Vetus Testāmentum. Old refers to ancientness, not to obsolescence. Equivalent to a retronym, by comparison with the New Testament.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
Ou Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Albanian:
Besëlidhja e Vjetër
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Arabic:
اَلْعَهْد اَلْقَدِيم
(al-ʕahd al-qadīm)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Armenian:
Հին կտակարան
(Hin ktakaran)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Asturian:
Vieyu Testamentu
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Asturian:
Antiguu Testamentu
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Belarusian:
Стары Запавет
(Stary Zapavjet)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Bengali:
পুরাতন নিয়ম
(puraton niẏom)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Bengali:
পুরানো ইচ্ছাপত্র
(puranō icchapotro)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Bengali:
ধর্ম্মপুস্তকের আদিভাগ
(dhormmopustoker adibhag)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Central Bikol:
Lumang Tipan
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Burmese:
ဓမ္မဟောင်းကျမ်း
(dhamma.haung:kyam:)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Catalan:
Antic Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Cebuano:
Daang Tugon
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Cebuano:
Daang Saad
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Chinese Cantonese:
舊約聖經 /旧约圣经
(gau6 joek3 sing3 ging1)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Chinese Cantonese:
舊約全書 /旧约全书
(gau6 joek3 cyun4 syu1)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Chinese Cantonese:
舊約 /旧约
(gau6 joek3)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Chinese Mandarin:
舊約聖經 /旧约圣经
(Jiùyuē Shèngjīng)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Chinese Mandarin:
舊約全書 /旧约全书
(Jiùyuē Quánshū)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Chinese Mandarin:
舊約 /旧约
(Jiùyuē)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Cornish:
Testament Koth
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Czech:
Starý zákon
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Dutch:
Oude Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Esperanto:
Malnova Testamento
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Finnish:
Vanha testamentti
— first half of the Christian Bible
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French:
Ancien Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Galician:
Antigo Testamento
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Georgian:
ძველი აღთქმა
(ʒveli aɣtkma)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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German:
Altes Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Greek:
Παλαιά Διαθήκη
(Palaiá Diathíki)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Ancient Greek:
Παλαιὰ Διαθήκη
(Palaià Diathḗkē)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Hausa:
Attaura
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Hindi:
पुराना नियम
(purānā niyam)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Hungarian:
Ószövetség
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Hungarian:
Ótestamentum
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Icelandic:
Gamla testamentið
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Ido:
Anciena Testamento
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Ilocano:
Daan a Tulag
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Indonesian:
Perjanjian Lama
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Irish:
An Sean-Tiomna
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Old Irish:
fetarlicc
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Italian:
Antico Testamento
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Japanese:
旧約聖書
(Kyūyaku Seisho)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Kankanaey:
Daan Ay Tolag
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Kapampangan:
Matuang Tipan
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Korean:
구약 성서
(Guyak Seongseo)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Latin:
Vetus Testāmentum
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Latvian:
Vecā Derība
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Macedonian:
Стар за́вет
(Star závet)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Malay:
Perjanjian Lama
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Maltese:
It-Testment il-Qadim
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Māori:
Kawenata Tawhito
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Marathi:
जुना करार
(junā karār)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Eastern Mari:
Тошто Сугынь
(Tošto Sugyń)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Old English:
eald ġecȳþnes
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Persian:
عهد عتیق
('ahd-e 'atiq)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Polish:
Stary Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Portuguese:
Antigo Testamento
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Portuguese:
Velho Testamento
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Romanian:
Vechiul Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Russian:
Ве́тхий Заве́т
(Vétxij Zavét)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Scottish Gaelic:
an Seann Tiomnadh
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Serbo-Croatian:
Ста̑ри за́вет
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Serbo-Croatian:
Ста̑ри за́вјет
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Serbo-Croatian:
Stȃri závet
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Serbo-Croatian:
Stȃri závjet
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Shan:
ၵျၢမ်းၵဝ်ႇ
(kjáam kào)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Slovene:
Stara Zaveza
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Lower Sorbian:
Stary Testament
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Spanish:
Antiguo Testamento
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Spanish:
veterotestamentario
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Swahili:
Agano la Kale
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Swedish:
Gamla Testamentet
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Tagalog:
Lumang Tipan
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Telugu:
పాత నిబంధన
(pāta nibandhana)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Turkish:
Eski Ahit
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Ukrainian:
Старий Завіт
(Staryj Zavit)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Ukrainian:
Старий Заповіт
(Staryj Zapovit)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Urdu:
عَہَد نامَہ قَدِیم
(ʻahad nāma qadīm)
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Vietnamese:
Cựu Ước
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Volapük:
Diatek Vönik
— first half of the Christian Bible
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Welsh:
Hen Destament
— first half of the Christian Bible
