testimony
[ tes-tuh-moh-nee, or, esp. British, -muh-nee ]
/ ˈtɛs təˌmoʊ ni, or, esp. British, -mə ni /
noun, plural tes·ti·mo·nies.
Law.
the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof.
open declaration or profession, as of faith.
Usually testimonies.
the precepts of God.
the Decalogue as inscribed on the two tables of the law, or the ark in which the tables were kept. Ex. 16:34; 25:16.
Archaic.
a declaration of disapproval; protest.
Origin of testimony
SYNONYMS FOR testimony
synonym study for testimony
1. See
evidence.
OTHER WORDS FROM testimony
pre·tes·ti·mo·ny, noun, plural pre·tes·ti·mo·nies. re·tes·ti·mo·ny, noun, plural re·tes·ti·mo·nies.Words nearby testimony
testiculate,
testification,
testify,
testimonial,
testimonialize,
testimony,
testimony meeting,
testing station,
testis,
testitis,
teston
Example sentences from the Web for testimony
British Dictionary definitions for testimony
testimony
/ (ˈtɛstɪmənɪ) /
noun plural -nies
a declaration of truth or fact
law
evidence given by a witness, esp orally in court under oath or affirmation
evidence testifying to something
her success was a testimony to her good luck
Old Testament
- the Ten Commandments, as inscribed on the two stone tables
- the Ark of the Covenant as the receptacle of these (Exodus 25:16; 16:34)
Word Origin for testimony
C15: from Latin
testimōnium, from
testis witness