test act

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [test akt]
- /tɛst ækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [test akt]
- /tɛst ækt/

Definitions of test act words

noun test act any law requiring a person to belong to the established church of a country as a condition for holding public office. 1
noun test act (initial capital letters) English History. the statute (1673) requiring all military officers and public officials to take an oath of allegiance to the Crown, receive the sacraments of the Church of England, and reject the doctrine of transubstantiation: repealed in 1828. 1
noun test act a law passed in 1673 in England to exclude Catholics from public life by requiring all persons holding offices under the Crown, such as army officers, to take the Anglican Communion and perform other acts forbidden to a Catholic: repealed in 1828 0

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Origin of test act

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Test act

noun

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adverb

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conjunction

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exclamation

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test act popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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