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testimony

[ tes-tuh-moh-nee, or, especially British, -muh-nee ]

noun

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

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

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  3. open declaration or profession, as of faith.

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  4. Usually testimonies. the precepts of God.
  5. the Decalogue as inscribed on the two tablets of the law, or the ark in which the tablets were kept. Exodus 16:34; 25:16.
  6. Archaic. a declaration of disapproval; protest.


testimony

/ ˈɛɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a declaration of truth or fact
  2. law evidence given by a witness, esp orally in court under oath or affirmation
  3. evidence testifying to something

    her success was a testimony to her good luck

  4. Old Testament
    1. the Ten Commandments, as inscribed on the two stone tables
    2. the Ark of the Covenant as the receptacle of these (Exodus 25:16; 16:34)
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٱt·n noun plural pretestimonies
  • ·ٱt·n noun plural retestimonies
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of testimony1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ٱپōԾܳ, equivalent to testi(s) “witness” + -ōԾܳ noun suffix; -mony
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of testimony1

C15: from Latin ٱپōԾܳ, from testis witness
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He noted that his most recent gig, at the Half Moon pub in Putney, west London, in February, had been a sell-out, which was "testimony to his superb talent".

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During three days of testimony, Doe said she “didn’t even feel human anymore. I felt like an animal,” Courthouse News reported.

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Now, after two and a half months of court testimony, a jury must decide whether the dead man’s wife, Monica Sementilli, orchestrated his murder, or was duped by her jealous lover.

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Despite their ongoing trauma, frailty and grief, a number of ex-hostages have felt compelled to give their harrowing testimony on stage at demonstrations, in long TV interviews or in meetings overseas with world leaders.

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According to various testimonies, this was about the time Yoon's martial law plot began to take shape.

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