| 单词 | old testament |
| 释义 | Old Testamentnounthe first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament. this testament considered as the complete Bible of the Jews. the covenant between God and Israel on Mount Sinai, constituting the basis of the Hebrew religion. Exodus 19–24; Jeremiah 31:31–34; 2 Corinthians 3:6, 14. Origin of Old TestamentFirst recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; translation of Late Latin Vetus Testamentum, translation of Greek Palaià Diathḗkē Words nearby Old Testamentold style, old sweat, Old Swedish, old talk, Old Test., Old Testament, old-time, old-time dance, old-timer, old-timey, Old Turkic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Old TestamentBritish Dictionary definitions for Old TestamentOld Testament nounthe collection of books comprising the sacred Scriptures of the Hebrews and essentially recording the history of the Hebrew people as the chosen people of God; the first part of the Christian Bible Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Old TestamentOld Testament The first part of the Bible (see also Bible), so called by Christians (see also Christian), who believe that its laws and prophecies are fulfilled in the person of Jesus, whose mission is described in the New Testament. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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