A will or testament; also, a covenant (in the scriptural sense): = testament, n. 1 4.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > vow > covenant > [noun] (25) witword?997 A will or testament; also, a covenant (in the scriptural sense): = testament, n. 1 4. testamentc1315 Scripture. A covenant between God and man: = covenant, n. 7. Obsolete or archaic. promissiona1325 = promise, n.; esp. a divine promise of future benefit or blessing (cf. promise, n. 3). Originally and chiefly in land of promission (with the) =… covenanta1382 Scripture. Applied esp. to an engagement entered into by the Divine Being with some other being or persons. New Testamentc1384 The covenant between Christ and humankind, celebrated in the Eucharist. Obsolete. comenaunt1389 = covenant, n. (in various senses). promise?a1425 Theology. Any one of the divine assurances of future good or blessing recorded in the Bible as having been given to particular persons on various… Subcategories:— one included in (3) — counter-covenant (2) — of grace (1) — of works (2) — entered into at baptism or on admission into church (2) — Scottish Presbyterian (8) |
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