Testament

(noun.) a profession of belief; 'he stated his political testament'.

(noun.) either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible.

(noun.) strong evidence for something; 'his easy victory was a testament to his skill'.

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• I read among my notes, now, with a new interest, some sentences from an edition of 1621 of the Apocryphal New Testament. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I mistook the chapter, and book, and Testament--gospel for law, Acts for Genesis, the city of Jerusalem for the plain of Shinar. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The friend in whose house he was located witnessed his testament. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He was in dreadful earnest and made me swear, with my hands on the Testament, that whatever happened I would always be true to him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• They thought Jesus was a rebel against the cruelty of the God of the Old Testament, and not his harmonious son. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• See and do that; and take out the topmost paper--Last Will and Testament--big printed. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The rich man, who had in a manner revised the New Testament, and already entered into the kingdom of Heaven. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Joseph is one of the truly great men of the Old Testament. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Iron, somewhat more refractory, appeared later, but it also has an early history, and is mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible (Genesis iv. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• This modern town--Tiberias--is only mentioned in the New Testament; never in the Old. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• And even then, dear boy, said he, pulling a greasy little clasped black Testament out of his pocket, we'll have him on his oath. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Cyril Hall, on his part, also placed a sprig in safety between the leaves of a pocket Testament. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The Lord hath ordained to every man the share of his inheritance; a testament is not lawful to the prejudice of heirs. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• All the rest he died possessed of, he bequeathed to Peggotty; whom he left residuary legatee, and sole executrix of that his last will and testament. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• But before I go I want to make my last will and testament--I want to leave you the Brys. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The ‘Biblia Pauperum’ means ‘Bible for the Poor,’ and is a series of scenes from the Old and New Testaments. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.

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