vetero-testamentary
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vetero-testamentary
- /ˌvɛtəɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ UK
- /ˌvɛtɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntɹi/ UK
- /ˌvɛtəɹoʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ US
- [ˌvɛɾəɹoʊˌtɛstəˈmɛnɾəɹi] US
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From Latin vetus, veteris (“ancient, old”) + English testamentary (“pertaining to a testament or will”).
adjective veterotestamentary
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Of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible.
But whether the Christians knew, at the beginning, image-signs of Jewish making or only Jewish prayers with the formula: Save me as you have saved Noah, etc., the great proportion of veterotestamentary salvations in the catacombs and on the sarcophagi, but especially in the catacombs, makes it very
Similar: Old Testamental, paleotestamentary
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adj of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
| Español | veterotestamentario |
|---|---|
| Français | vétérotestamentaire, paléotestamentaire |
| Deutsch | alttestamentlich |
| Italiano | veterotestamentario |
| Русский | ветхозаве́тный vetxozavétnyj, старозаве́тный starozavétnyj |
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title = {vetero-testamentary},
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