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Definitions of our name MediaTestament

me·di·a1 [mee-dee-uh]
–noun

 

1.

a pl. of medium.

2.

(usually used with a plural verb) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight.

–adjective

 

3.

pertaining to or concerned with such means: a job in media research.

—Usage note Media, like data, is the plural form of a word borrowed directly from Latin. The singular, medium, early developed the meaning “an intervening agency, means, or instrument” and was first applied to newspapers two centuries ago. In the 1920s media began to appear as a singular collective noun, sometimes with the plural medias. This singular use is now common in the fields of mass communication and advertising, but it is not frequently found outside them: The media is (or are) not antibusiness.

tes·ta·ment [tes-tuh-muhnt]

 

1.

Law.

a.

a will, esp. one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property.

b.

will2 (def. 8).

2.

either of the two major portions of the Bible: the Mosaic or old covenant or dispensation, or the Christian or new covenant or dispensation.

3.

(initial capital letter) the New Testament, as distinct from the Old Testament.

4.

(initial capital letter) a copy of the New Testament.

5.

a covenant, esp. between God and humans.

 [Origin: 1250–1300; ME: will, covenant < L testāmentum, equiv. to testā(rī) to bear witness (see testate) + -mentum -ment] 

 

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1

 

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