old testament
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.
adj
Reminiscent of the content of the Old Testament, or of the behavior of God in it; especially dramatic, violent or vengeful.
Humorous
Example Sentences
- "Holonym: Bible"
- "The Old Testament says that eating shellfish is a sin."
- "Given the Old 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"
- ""Walter is a peaceful man, but I have a feeling that when it comes to you, he could get Old Testament.""
- ""So we hate this girl who has information about the slime ball who took pictures of you. The enemy of our enemy. Totally Old Testament. Got it.""
Etymology
From Middle English Olde Testament, calqued from Latin Vetus Testāmentum. Old refers to ancientness, not to obsolescence. Equivalent to a retronym, by comparison with the New Testament.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
the Old Testament (canonical)
more Old Testament (comparative)
most Old Testament (superlative)