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vetero-testamentary

Syllables: ve·te·ro-te·sta·ment·a·ry/ˌvɛtəɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/US/ˌvɛtəɹoʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/

vetero-testamentary adjective: of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible.

vetero-testamentary: of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible
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Adjective

vetero-testamentary (not comparable)

  1. 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...1961, André Grabar, “The First Steps”, in Christian Iconography: A Study of Its Origins (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts; Bollingen Series; XXXV.10), Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University...
    • By this brief analysis of vetero-testamentary evolution of the notion of the altar we simply wish to show the solicitude for and importance of the altar for the Jews of old.1963 August, Peter Riga, “Origins and Meaning of the Christian Altar”, in The American Ecclesiastical Review, volume CXLIX, number 2, Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press...

Examples of vetero-testamentary in a sentence

  • Indeed, a determination that would limit itself to opposing the "true God" (icon) to the "false gods," in extending the polemic of the vetero-testamentary prophets, would not be suitable here.1991, Jean-Luc Marion, “The Idol and the Icon”, in Thomas A. Carlson, transl., God without Being […] (Religion and Postmodernism), Chicago...
  • This account is modelled on the vetero-testamentary episode of the recovery of the asses of Saul by Samuel (I Sam 10,3–6).1999, Jean-Marie van Cangh, “Evolution in the Tradition of the Last Supper (Mk 14,22–26 and par.)”, in Bernd Kollmann, Wolfgang Reinbold...

Synonyms of vetero-testamentary

Forms of vetero-testamentary

alternative formveterotestamentary

Origin of vetero-testamentary

PIE word *tréyes From Latin vetus, veteris (“ancient, old”) + English testamentary (“pertaining to a testament or will”).

Words that rhyme with vetero-testamentary

Questions about vetero-testamentary

What does vetero-testamentary mean?
Vetero-testamentary means of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible.
How do you use vetero-testamentary in a sentence?
Indeed, a determination that would limit itself to opposing the "true God" (icon) to the "false gods," in extending the polemic of the vetero-testamentary prophets, would not be suitable here.
What part of speech is vetero-testamentary?
Vetero-testamentary is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vetero-testamentary?
Vetero-testamentary is pronounced /ˌvɛtəɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ (UK).

Words near vetero-testamentary in the dictionary

  1. veterinary sciences
  2. veterinary surgeon
  3. veterinary surgeons
  4. veterinary technician
  5. veterinary technicians
  6. vetero-testamentary
  7. veterotestamentary
  8. veth
  9. vetigastropod
  10. vetigastropods
  11. vetinarian

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