testimony
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təˌmoʊ 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.
the Decalogue as inscribed on the two tables of the law, or the ark in which the tables were kept. Ex. 16:34; 25:16.
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| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | a declaration of truth or fact |
| 2. | law evidence given by a witness, esp orally in court under oath or affirmation |
| 3. | evidence testifying to something: her success was a testimony to her good luck |
| 4. | Old Testament |
| a. the Ten Commandments, as inscribed on the two stone tables | |
| b. the Ark of the Covenant as the receptacle of these (Exodus 25:16; 16:34) | |
| [C15: from Latin testimōnium, from testis witness] | |
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Word Origin & History
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.),
from L. testimonium "evidence, proof, testimony," from testis "witness" (see testament) + -monium, suffix signifying "action, state, condition."
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
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).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Officials falsified statements that he gave them and then insisted that he sign the erroneous testimony, he says.
And thank you for your testimony that, indeed, administrations do not always choose that path.
Perez declared that bogus arrests, perjured testimony, and the planting of drop guns on unarmed civilians were commonplace.
Every policy recommendation will be supported and, so far as possible, clinched by the testimony of a panel of experts.
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