Meanings
proper nounthe New Testament (countable and uncountable, plural New Testaments)
plural New Testaments
- countableuncountableChristianityThe second half of the Christian Bible, which includes the four Gospels, the Book of Acts, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
Muslims believe that the Final Testament, the Quran, is a continuation of the New Testament.
Translations
Afrikaans Nuwe Testament
- Nuwe Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Ancient Greek Καινὴ Διαθήκη
- Καινὴ Διαθήκη (Kainḕ Diathḗkē)second half of the Christian Bible
Arabic اَلْعَهْد اَلْجَدِيد
- اَلْعَهْد اَلْجَدِيد (al-ʕahd al-jadīd)second half of the Christian Bible
Basque Itunberia
- Itunberiasecond half of the Christian Bible
Bengali নতুন নিয়ম, নূতন নিয়ম
- নতুন নিয়ম (notun niẏom)second half of the Christian Bible
- নূতন নিয়ম (nuton niẏom)second half of the Christian Bible
- নববিধান (nobbidhan)second half of the Christian Bible
- ধর্ম্মপুস্তকের অন্তভাগ (dhormmopustoker ontobhag)second half of the Christian Bible
Bulgarian Нов заве́т
- Нов заве́т (Nov zavét)second half of the Christian Bible
Catalan Nou Testament
- Nou Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Chinese Cantonese 新約聖經 /新约圣经, 新約全書 /新约全书
- 新約聖經 /新约圣经 (san¹ joek³ sing³ ging¹)second half of the Christian Bible
- 新約全書 /新约全书 (san¹ joek³ cyun⁴ syu¹)second half of the Christian Bible
- 新約 /新约 (san¹ joek³)second half of the Christian Bible
Chinese Mandarin 新約聖經 /新约圣经, 新約全書 /新约全书
- 新約聖經 /新约圣经 (xīnyuē shèngjīng)second half of the Christian Bible
- 新約全書 /新约全书 (xīnyuē quánshū)second half of the Christian Bible
- 新約 /新约 (xīnyuē)second half of the Christian Bible
Czech Nový zákon
- Nový zákonsecond half of the Christian Bible
Danish Nye Testamente
- Nye Testamentesecond half of the Christian Bible
Dutch Nieuwe Testament
- Nieuwe Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Esperanto Nova Testamento
- Nova Testamentosecond half of the Christian Bible
Estonian Uus Testament
- Uus Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Finnish Uusi testamentti
- Uusi testamenttisecond half of the Christian Bible
French Nouveau Testament
- Nouveau Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
German Neues Testament
- Neues Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Greek Καινή Διαθήκη
- Καινή Διαθήκη (Kainí Diathíki)second half of the Christian Bible
Hebrew הַבְּרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה
- הַבְּרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה (habrít haḥadashá)second half of the Christian Bible
Hindi नया नियम
- नया नियम (nayā niyam)second half of the Christian Bible
Hungarian Újszövetség, Újtestamentum
- Újszövetségsecond half of the Christian Bible
- Újtestamentumsecond half of the Christian Bible
Icelandic Nýja testamentið
- Nýja testamentiðsecond half of the Christian Bible
Indonesian Perjanjian Baru
- Perjanjian Barusecond half of the Christian Bible
Irish An Tiomna Nua
- An Tiomna Nuasecond half of the Christian Bible
Italian Nuovo Testamento
- Nuovo Testamentosecond half of the Christian Bible
Japanese 新約聖書
- 新約聖書 (shin'yaku seisho)second half of the Christian Bible
Korean 신약 성서
- 신약 성서 (sinyak seongseo)second half of the Christian Bible
Latin Novum Testāmentum
- Novum Testāmentumsecond half of the Christian Bible
Latvian Jaunā Derība
- Jaunā Derībasecond half of the Christian Bible
Lithuanian Naujasis Testamentas
- Naujasis Testamentassecond half of the Christian Bible
Malay Perjanjian Baru
- Perjanjian Barusecond half of the Christian Bible
Māori Kawenata Hou
- Kawenata Housecond half of the Christian Bible
Norwegian Bokmål Nytt testament
- Nytt testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Persian عهد جدید
- عهد جدید ('ahd-e jadid)second half of the Christian Bible
Polish Nowy Testament
- Nowy Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Portuguese Novo Testamento
- Novo Testamentosecond half of the Christian Bible
Romanian Noul Testament
- Noul Testamentsecond half of the Christian Bible
Russian Но́вый Заве́т
- Но́вый Заве́т (Nóvyj Zavét)second half of the Christian Bible
Scottish Gaelic An Tiomnadh Nuadh
- An Tiomnadh Nuadhsecond half of the Christian Bible
Slovak Nový zákon
- Nový zákonsecond half of the Christian Bible
Spanish Nuevo Testamento
- Nuevo Testamentosecond half of the Christian Bible
Swahili Agano Jipya
- Agano Jipyasecond half of the Christian Bible
Swedish Nya Testamentet
- Nya Testamentetsecond half of the Christian Bible
Tagalog Bagong Tipan
- Bagong Tipansecond half of the Christian Bible
Thai พันธสัญญาใหม่
- พันธสัญญาใหม่second half of the Christian Bible
Turkish Yeni Ahit
- Yeni Ahitsecond half of the Christian Bible
Ukrainian Нови́й Заві́т
- Нови́й Заві́т (Novýj Zavít)second half of the Christian Bible
Vietnamese Tân Ước, Tân Ước Hi văn
- Tân Ướcsecond half of the Christian Bible
- Tân Ước Hi vănsecond half of the Christian Bible
- Kinh Thánh Hi vănsecond half of the Christian Bible
Welsh Testament Newydd
- Testament Newyddsecond half of the Christian Bible
Yiddish ברית־החדשה
- ברית־החדשה (bris-khadóshe)second half of the Christian Bible
Cite this entry
APA
New Testament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Testament
MLA
“New Testament.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Testament. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Testament,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Testament.
Source: New Testament on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.