FromMiddle EnglishOlde Testament, calqued fromLatinVetus Testāmentum.Old refers to ancientness, not to obsolescence. Equivalent to aretronym, by comparison with theNew Testament.
theOldTestament
- (religion, chiefly Christianity) The first major part of theChristianBible, covering events before the coming ofChrist, corresponding roughly to theJewishTanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories oflaw,history,poetry (orwisdom books), andprophecy.
- Coordinate term:New Testament
TheOld Testament says that eating shellfish is a sin.
- Old Testament is the most common English term used by Christians to refer to the first major part of the Christian Bible.Old means “ancient”, “having great(er) age” here, not “superseded” or “obsolete”.
- In Biblical scholarship the termHebrew Bible is preferred nowadays.
- The use of this term is considered offensive by someJews, based on the misconception thatOld suggests that theTanach has been superseded by Christian scriptures.
- The corresponding adjective isvetero-testamentary.
first half of the Christian Bible
- Afrikaans:Ou Testament (af)
- Albanian:Besëlidhja e Vjetër (sq)
- Arabic:اَلْعَهْد اَلْقَدِيم m(al-ʕahd al-qadīm)
- Armenian:Հին կտակարան(Hin ktakaran)
- Asturian:Vieyu Testamentu (ast) m,Antiguu Testamentu (ast) m
- Bengali:পুরাতন নিয়ম(puraton niẏom),পুরানো ইচ্ছাপত্র(puranō icchapotro),ধর্ম্মপুস্তকের আদিভাগ(dhormmopustoker adibhag)(archaic)
- Belarusian:Стары Запавет m(Stary Zapavjet)
- Bikol Central:Lumang Tipan
- Burmese:ဓမ္မဟောင်းကျမ်း(dhamma.haung:kyam:)
- Catalan:Antic Testament m
- Cebuano:Daang Tugon,Daang Saad
- Chinese:
- Cantonese:舊約聖經 /旧约圣经(gau6 joek3 sing3 ging1),舊約全書 /旧约全书(gau6 joek3 cyun4 syu1),舊約 /旧约(gau6 joek3)
- Mandarin:舊約聖經 /旧约圣经(Jiùyuē Shèngjīng),舊約全書 /旧约全书 (zh)(Jiùyuē Quánshū),舊約 /旧约 (zh)(Jiùyuē)
- Cornish:Testament Koth m
- Czech:Starý zákon (cs) m
- Dutch:Oude Testament (nl) n
- Esperanto:Malnova Testamento
- Finnish:Vanha testamentti (fi)
- French:Ancien Testament (fr) m
- Galician:Antigo Testamento (gl) m
- Georgian:ძველი აღთქმა(ʒveli aɣtkma)
- German:Altes Testament (de) n
- Greek:Παλαιά Διαθήκη (el) f(Palaiá Diathíki)
- Ancient Greek:Παλαιὰ Διαθήκη f(Palaià Diathḗkē)
- Hausa:Attaura
- Hindi:पुराना नियम m(purānā niyam)
- Hungarian:Ószövetség (hu),Ótestamentum (hu)
- Icelandic:Gamla testamentið n
- Ido:Anciena Testamento
- Ilocano:Daan a Tulag
- Indonesian:Perjanjian Lama (id)
- Irish:An Sean-Tiomna m
- Old Irish:fetarlicc f
- Italian:Antico Testamento m
- Japanese:旧約聖書 (ja)(きゅうやくせいしょ, Kyūyaku Seisho)
- Kankanaey:Daan Ay Tolag
- Kapampangan:Matuang Tipan
- Korean:구약 성서(舊約聖書)(Guyak Seongseo)
- Latin:Vetus Testāmentum n
- Latvian:Vecā Derība f
- Macedonian:Стар за́вет m(Star závet)
- Malay:Perjanjian Lama (ms)
- Maltese:It-Testment il-Qadim
- Maori:Kawenata Tawhito
- Mari:
- Eastern Mari:Тошто Сугынь(Tošto Sugyń)
- Old English:eald ġecȳþnes f
- Persian:عهد عتیق('ahd-e 'atiq)
- Polish:Stary Testament (pl) m
- Portuguese:Antigo Testamento (pt) m,Velho Testamento (pt) m
- Romanian:Vechiul Testament (ro) n (The Old Testament)
- Russian:Ве́тхий Заве́т (ru) m(Vétxij Zavét)
- Scottish Gaelic:an Seann Tiomnadh m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic:Ста̑ри за́вет m,Ста̑ри за́вјет m
- Roman:Stȃri závet m,Stȃri závjet m
- Shan:ၵျၢမ်းၵဝ်ႇ(kjáam kào)
- Slovene:Stara Zaveza f
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian:Stary Testament m
- Spanish:Antiguo Testamento m,veterotestamentario m(attributive)
- Swahili:Agano la Kale (sw)
- Swedish:Gamla Testamentet (sv) n
- Tagalog:Lumang Tipan
- Telugu:పాత నిబంధన(pāta nibandhana)
- Turkish:Eski Ahit (tr)
- Ukrainian:Старий Завіт m(Staryj Zavit),Старий Заповіт m(Staryj Zapovit)
- Urdu:عَہَد نامَہ قَدِیم m(ʻahad nāma qadīm)
- Vietnamese:Cựu Ước (vi)
- Volapük:Diatek Vönik
- Welsh:Hen Destament (cy) m
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OldTestament (comparativemoreOld Testament,superlativemostOld Testament)
- (often humorous) Reminiscent of the content of the Old Testament, or of the behavior ofGod in it; especiallydramatic,violent orvengeful.
2007 December 18, Gail Caldwell,A Strong West Wind: A Memoir, Random House,→ISBN:Given theOld Testament weather that defines the country, it's little wonder that religious faith became the cornerstone of the land and the people who stayed. I've seen hailstorms and tornadoes roll in over those fields with no more warning than God allowed Job
2019 October 21, Jana DeLeon,Swamp Santa, Jana DeLeon,→ISBN:"Walter is a peaceful man, but I have a feeling that when it comes to you, he could getOld Testament."
(Can wedate this quote?), Alexa Padgett,Many Sounds of Silence: A Bad Boy Rockstar Romance, Sidecar Press, Inc.:"So we hate this girl who has information about the slime ball who took pictures of you. The enemy of our enemy. TotallyOld Testament. Got it."
