Testimony Definition

tĕstə-mōnē

testimonies

noun

testimonies

A declaration or statement made under oath or affirmation by a witness in a court, often in response to questioning, to establish a fact.

Webster's New World

Any affirmation or declaration.

Webster's New World

All such declarations, spoken or written, offered in a legal case or deliberative hearing.

American Heritage

Any form of evidence, indication, etc.; proof.

The smile that was testimony of disbelief.

Webster's New World

Public avowal, as of faith or of a religious experience.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Testimony

Singular:

testimony

Plural:

testimonies

Middle English from Old French testimonie from Latin testimōnium from testis witness testify

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin testimōnium (“testimony"), from testis (“a witness"); see test.

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