testimony

Testimony is defined as a statement or declaration given under oath in a court of law or the of sharing information about a religious experience.

(noun)

An example of testimony is the story a witness tells on the witness stand in court.
An example of testimony is what a person says about a religious lesson he believes he learned from God.

See testimony in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a declaration or statement made under oath or affirmation by a witness in a court, often in response to questioning, to establish a fact
any affirmation or declaration
any form of evidence, indication, etc.; proof: the smile that was testimony of disbelief
public avowal, as of faith or of a religious experience
Bible
1. the tablet bearing the Mosaic law; Decalogue: Ex. 25:16
2. the precepts of God

Origin: ME < L testimonium < testis, a witness: see testify

See testimony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tes·ti·mo·nies

a. A declaration by a witness under oath, as that given before a court or deliberative body.
b. All such declarations, spoken or written, offered in a legal case or deliberative hearing.
Evidence in support of a fact or assertion; proof.
A public declaration regarding a religious experience.
a. The stone tablets inscribed with the Law of Moses.
b. The ark containing these tablets.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French testimonie

Origin: , from Latin testimōnium

Origin: , from testis, witness; see testify

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