English-Portuguese translations for testament

• testamento
  Senhor Presidente, isto não é um testamento, pois quero continuar a trabalhar aqui, mas quis transmitir-lhes as minhas profundas convicções na matéria. Mr President, this is not a testament, for I want to carry on working here, but I was keen to share with you my profound convictions on this matter.
  Há milhões e milhões de católicos, protestantes, judeus e muçulmanos que acreditam fielmente no Antigo Testamento, no Novo Testamento e no Corão, o que não faz deles terroristas. There are millions upon millions of Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Muslims who believe literally in the Old Testament, in the New Testament and the Koran, but they are not terrorists.
  Senhor Presidente, o testamento político de Jean-Louis Bourlanges - justamente antes do final do mandato - contém assuntos importantes. Mr President, the political testament of Mr Bourlanges, coming just before the end of our mandate, contains some important points.

Definition of testament

• A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance 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 credo, expression of conviction

Examples

• The ancient aqueducts are a testament to the great engineering skill of the Roman Empire
• The prime ministers speech was a glowing testament to the cabinets undying commitment to the royal cause

Related words

• testamentary
• neo-testamentary
• vetero-testamentary
• neotestamentary
• Old Testament
• New Testament