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

Other Word Forms of Testimony

Noun

Singular:
testimony
Plural:
testimonies

Origin of Testimony

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

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