Old Testament

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基督教的《旧约全书》

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别名

OT

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Reminiscent of the content of the Old Testament, or of the behavior of God in it; especially dramatic, violent or vengeful.

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name
  1. 1.

    The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.

    旧约圣经

    旧约全书

    旧约

    宗教

    Holonym: Bible

    The Old Testament says that eating shellfish is a sin.

词源

From Middle English Olde Testament, calqued from Latin Vetus Testāmentum. Old refers to ancientness, not to obsolescence. Equivalent to a retronym, by comparison with the New Testament.

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