Testament vs Covenant - What's the difference?
testament | covenant |
(legal) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
A tangible proof or tribute.
A credo, expression of conviction
(legal) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
(legal) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
An incidental clause in an agreement.
to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant
* L'Estrange
* Bible, Matthew xxvi. 15
(legal) To enter a formal agreement.
(legal) To bind oneself in contract.
(legal) To make a stipulation.
In lang=en terms the difference between covenant and testament
is that covenant is to make a stipulation while testament is a solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).As a verb covenant
is to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.testament
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause
Synonyms
* (law) will, last will and testament, last willDerived terms
* testamentary * Old Testament * New Testament * Final Testament * holographic testamentExternal links
* *Anagrams
* ----covenant
English
(wikipedia covenant)Alternative forms
* covenaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or cold, wet or dry, as the tenant should direct.
- and they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver