remembrance vs testament

remembrance

noun
  • That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered. 

  • The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection. 

  • Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory. 

  • The power of remembering; the reach of personal knowledge; the period over which one's memory extends. 

  • The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection. 

verb
  • To remember; to recall to mind. 

testament

noun
  • A tangible proof or tribute. 

  • A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) 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 

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