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testimony
NOUN:

1. evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof.

2. a declaration of truth or fact.

3. evidence testifying to something:
her success was a testimony to her good luck.

4. firsthand authentication of a fact; evidence.

5. an outward sign.

6. an open acknowledgment.

7. an open or public declaration, or profession, as of faith or religious experience.

Examples:

The jury heard 10 days of testimony. // There were contradictions in her testimony.

in law:

1. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.

2. evidence given by a witness, esp orally in court under oath or affirmation.

5. a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official.

biblical:

1. 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.

2. the Ten Commandments, as inscribed on the two stone tables.

3. the Ark of the Covenant as the receptacle of these (Exodus 25:16; 16:34).

4. the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law.

5. the ark containing the tablets.

6. a divine decree attested in the Scriptures.

archaic:

a declaration of disapproval; protest.

PLURAL NOUN:

Usually "testimonies," the precepts of God.

Origin:

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin testimōnium, equivalent to testi(s) witness + -mōnium -mony. [British:] C15: from Latin testimōnium, from testis witness. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of testimony: 14th century. History and Etymology for testimony: Middle English testimonie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testimonium Decalogue, from Latin, evidence, witness, from testis witness — more at testament. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2.

Updated: 19 July 2020 {3:51 PM}
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