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vetero-testamentary

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌvɛtəɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌvɛtɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌvɛtəɹoʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/
  • General-American: [ˌvɛɾəɹoʊˌtɛstəˈmɛnɾəɹi]
  • rhymes with -ɛntəɹi

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Old Testamental, paleotestamentary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Latin vetus, veteris (“ancient, old”) + English testamentary (“pertaining to a testament or will”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: старазапаве́тны (starazapavjétny) — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Belarusian: старазако́нны (starazakónny) — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Czech: starozákonní — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Dutch: oudtestamentisch — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Finnish: vanhatestamentillinen — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Finnish: Vanhan testamentin — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • French: vétérotestamentaire — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • French: paléotestamentaire — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • German: alttestamentlich — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Italian: veterotestamentario — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Macedonian: староза́ветен (starozáveten) — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Polish: starotestamentowy — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Polish: starotestamentalny — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Polish: starozakonny — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Russian: ветхозаве́тный (vetxozavétnyj) — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Russian: старозаве́тный (starozavétnyj) — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Slovak: starozákonný — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Spanish: veterotestamentario — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Swedish: gammaltestamentlig — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
  • Ukrainian: старозаві́тний (starozavítnyj) — of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible