testament
Proof of something
A testament is evidence or proof of something: The building stands as a testament to Victorian architecture.
More formally, a testament is a will—a legal document directing disposition of property after death, which is why the phrase "last will and testament" exists.
In religious contexts, the Old Testament and New Testament are the two main divisions of the Christian Bible. (Capitalized Testament refers specifically to biblical divisions.)
Faculty of deliberate choice
- bequestGift left by will
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- executorAppointed estate manager
- probateWill validation proceedings
heir · beneficiary · estate · codicil · trust · legatee · succession · devisee
Facts supporting truth
- witnessOne who attests
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
validation · corroboration · verification · substantiation · documentation · certification · sworn · vouch
What's passed down
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
remembrance · homage · celebration · acknowledgment · recognition · lasting · enduring · fitting
Written property conveyance
- charterFounding organizational document
- affidavitSworn written statement
- certificateFormal written attestation
- archiveStored historical records
record · instrument · writ · manuscript · scroll · codex · inscription · proclamation
will
Faculty of deliberate choice
- bequestGift left by will
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- executorAppointed estate manager
probate · heir · beneficiary · estate · codicil · trust · legatee · succession · devisee · assets
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- witnessOne who attests
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
confirmation · validation · corroboration · verification · substantiation · documentation · certification · sworn · vouch · authenticate
legacy
What's passed down
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
dedication · remembrance · homage · celebration · acknowledgment · recognition · lasting · enduring · fitting · living
deed
Written property conveyance
- charterFounding organizational document
- affidavitSworn written statement
- certificateFormal written attestation
archive · record · instrument · writ · manuscript · scroll · codex · inscription · proclamation · decree
Bible
Christian sacred writings
covenant · prophecy · revelation · apostle · epistle · psalm · Genesis · Exodus · Deuteronomy · commandments
- Christian booksBible, devotional, prayer book, study Bible, hymnal
- Christian textsBible, gospel, psalm, epistle, creed
- religious textsBible, scriptures, Bible translations, Gospels, Koran
- scriptureBible, verses, passages, holy scripture, biblical passages
- willslast will, codicil, bequest, living will, joint will
- Islamic familyumm, ab, bint, household, birr
testamentdisproof
Evidence showing falsehood
refutation · rebuttal · contradiction · counterevidence · denial
testamentdenial
Refusal to accept reality
contradiction · repudiation · disavowal · accusation · allegation
testamentconjecture
Guess from limited facts
guess · speculation · surmise · supposition · assumption
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- New TestamentSecond biblical division
- last will and testamentDocument directing posthumous asset distribution
- Will and TestamentDirections for estate distribution
- Old Testament storiesPre-Christian scriptural accounts
- New Testament teachingsChrist's recorded instructions