neo-testamentary
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neo-testamentary
- /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ UK
- /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntɹi/ UK
- /ˌnioʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ US
- [-ɾə-] US
Rhymes with -ɛntəɹi
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PIE word
*tréyes
From neo- (prefix meaning ‘new’) + testamentary (“pertaining to a testament or will”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”) + *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”), indicating a third party standing as a witness to two parties to a contract or dispute).
adjective neotestamentary
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Of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible.
One of the revisionist Protestant strategies aimed to justify repudiation of Catholicism was the gendering of religious behaviour[…]. At its simplest, yet most insidiously dangerous, it associated vetero-testamentary or pre-conversion characters with the old/Catholic religion and gendered them femin
Similar: New Testamental
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adj of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible
| Español | neotestamentario |
|---|---|
| Français | néotestamentaire, novotestamentaire |
| Deutsch | neutestamentlich |
| Italiano | neotestamentario |
| Русский | новозаве́тный novozavétnyj |
Talk about this word "neo-testamentary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/neo-testamentary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. neo-testamentary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/neo-testamentary "neo-testamentary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/neo-testamentary.Cite this
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title = {neo-testamentary},
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