nytestamentlig

Swedish

Adjective

nytestamentlig

  1. (biblical) neo-testamentary
    Hypernym: biblisk
    Coordinate term: gammaltestamentlig
    • 1864, Gustaf Ljunggren, Svenska dramat intill slutet af sjuttonde århundradet[1], C.W.K. Gleerup & Christian Falkenberg, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 14 March 2025, page 472:
      Hans andra skådespel behandlar en nytestamentlig parabel [...]: den förlorade sonen.
      His second play deals with a neo-testamentary parable: the prodigal son.
    • 2014 February 28, Fredrik Sahlin, “'Metalhead'”, in Sveriges Television[2], archived from the original on 14 March 2025:
      Den nya prästen (som visar sig ha en Iron Maiden-tatuering gömd under skjortan) är förstående [...] på ett nytestamentligt vis.
      The new priest (who it turns out has an Iron Maiden tattoo hidden under his shirt) is understanding in a neo-testamentary way.

Declension

Inflection of nytestamentlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular nytestamentlig
neuter singular nytestamentligt
plural nytestamentliga
masculine plural2 nytestamentlige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 nytestamentlige
all nytestamentliga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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