noun pl. testimonies -·nies

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

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