Testament — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a profession of belief

a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛstəmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛstəmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛstəmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛstəmənt/.

Examples

he stated his political testament
his easy victory was a testament to his skill

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

will

Parts of Speech

noun	a profession of belief “he stated his political testament”
noun	a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
noun	strong evidence for something “his easy victory was a testament to his skill”
noun	either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible

Word Forms

will	verb	leave or give by will after one's death
testamentary	adjective	of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

testamento

una profesión de creencia

🇮🇹Italian

testamento

una professione di fede

🇵🇹Portuguese

testamento

uma profissão de crença

🇷🇺Russian

завещание

профессия веры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नियम

विश्वास का पेशा

🇧🇩Bengali

টেস্টামেন্ট

বিশ্বাসের একটি পেশা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்பாடு

நம்பிக்கையின் ஒரு தொழில்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిబంధన

నమ్మకం యొక్క వృత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मृत्युपत्र

विश्वासाचा व्यवसाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસિયતનામા

માન્યતાનો વ્યવસાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆ

ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ವೃತ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമം

വിശ്വാസത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു തൊഴിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਸੀਅਤ

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪੇਸ਼ਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وصیت نامہ

عقیدہ کا پیشہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遗嘱

一种信仰的职业

🇯🇵Japanese

遺言

信仰の職業

🇰🇷Korean

성서

신념의 직업

🇻🇳Vietnamese

di chúc

một nghề tín ngưỡng

🇹🇭Thai

พินัยกรรม

อาชีพแห่งความเชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

Perjanjian

sebuah profesi kepercayaan

🇵🇭Filipino

testamento

isang propesyon ng paniniwala

🇲🇾Malay

wasiat

satu profesion kepercayaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وصية

مهنة الإيمان

🇮🇷Persian

وصیت نامه

یک حرفه اعتقادی

🇹🇷Turkish

vasiyet

bir inanç mesleği

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּרִית

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