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noun, plural tes·ti·mo·nies.
1.
Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
2.
evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof.
3.
open declaration or profession, as of faith.
4.
Usually, testimonies. the precepts of God.
5.
EXPANDthe Decalogue as inscribed on the two tables of the law, or the ark in which the tables were kept. Ex. 16:34; 25:16.
6.
COLLAPSEArchaic. a declaration of disapproval; protest.
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testimony
late 14c., "the Ten Commandments," from L.L. testimonium (Vulgate), along with Gk. to martyrion (Septuagint), translations of Heb. 'eduth "attestation, testimony" (of the Decalogue), from 'ed "witness." Meaning "evidence, statement of a witness" first recorded early 15c., from O.Fr. testimonie (11c.),
EXPANDfrom L. testimonium "evidence, proof, testimony," from testis "witness" (see testament) + -monium, suffix signifying "action, state, condition."
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Testimony definition
(1.) Witness or evidence (2 Thess. 1:10). (2.) The Scriptures, as the revelation of God's will (2 Kings 11:12; Ps. 19:7; 119:88; Isa. 8:16, 20). (3.) The altar raised by the Gadites and Reubenites (Josh. 22:10).
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