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}
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}