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[ tes-tuh-moh-nee, or, especially British, -muh-nee ] / ˈtɛs təˌmoʊ ni, or, especially British, -mə ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR testimony ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural tes·ti·mo·nies.Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court. evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof. open declaration or profession, as of faith. Usually testimonies. the precepts of God. the Decalogue as inscribed on the two tablets of the law, or the ark in which the tablets were kept. Exodus 16:34; 25:16. Archaic. a declaration of disapproval; protest. Origin of testimonyFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin testimōnium, equivalent to testi(s) “witness” + -mōnium noun suffix; see -mony SYNONYMS FOR testimony1 deposition, attestation. 2 corroboration. 3 affirmation. SEE SYNONYMS FOR testimony ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for testimony1. See evidence. OTHER WORDS FROM testimonypre·tes·ti·mo·ny, noun, plural pre·tes·ti·mo·nies.re·tes·ti·mo·ny, noun, plural re·tes·ti·mo·nies.Words nearby testimonytesticulate, testification, testify, testimonial, testimonialize, testimony, testimony meeting, testing station, testis, testitis, test-market Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for testimonyA key witness in that case offered testimony that experts concluded was false. As Trump Calls for Law and Order, Can Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Beat the Charge That She’s Soft on Crime?|by Mick Dumke|September 4, 2020|ProPublica Some questioned why patients with mental health conditions so rarely receive discounted passes despite testimony from their doctors. MTS Frequently Overrules Doctors’ Orders on Reduced Fares for the Disabled|Lisa Halverstadt|August 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego In his testimony, he noted that models he’d studied assumed a person’s race incorrectly 25% of the time. Explainer: What do political databases know about you?|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 31, 2020|MIT Technology Review USPS declined to comment and referred Fortune to DeJoy’s testimony. USPS delays threaten women’s access to birth control|ehinchliffe|August 27, 2020|Fortune
The decision came after about two hours of contentious testimony in a virtual public hearing on August 18. Genetically modified mosquitoes have been OK’d for a first U.S. test flight|Susan Milius|August 22, 2020|Science News All of their testimony has been accepted by the court, and most of it casts blame squarely on their captain. The Costa Concordia’s Randy Reckless Captain Takes the Stand|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST The grand jury heard an incredible 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses over a three month period. We Need More Ferguson-style Grand Juries|Kaimipono Wenger|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST To what extent was the testimony the grand jury heard corroborated or contradicted by forensic evidence? Ferguson’s Grand Jury Bought Darren Wilson’s Story|Paul Campos|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The testimony is damning: the world has not learned its lesson. The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST If the witness did in fact witness such a terrible crime, the testimony will survive in the crucible of cross-examination. There’s No Conspiracy in Ferguson’s Secret Jury|Paul Callan|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are to be admitted to the society of Captain Wharton, who waits only for their testimony to be tried. The Spy|J. Fenimore Cooper On a subject so tremendously awful, I have chosen to present simply God's testimony. The National Preacher, Vol. 2 No. 7 Dec. 1827|Aaron W. Leland and Elihu W. Baldwin The modesty of Billy would probably have been shocked if he had heard the testimony of his fellows concerning him. The Long Shadow|B. M. Bower This testimony was ruled out of order, as belonging to an entirely different case. Mysteries of Police and Crime|Arthur Griffiths I leave this as a testimony that none need to fear his rightly sending forth those who ask and rightly wait for his counsel. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel|John Yeardley
British Dictionary definitions for testimony
noun plural -niesa declaration of truth or fact law evidence given by a witness, esp orally in court under oath or affirmation evidence testifying to somethingher success was a testimony to her good luck Old Testament - the Ten Commandments, as inscribed on the two stone tables
- the Ark of the Covenant as the receptacle of these (Exodus 25:16; 16:34)
Word Origin for testimonyC15: from Latin testimōnium, from testis witness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to testimonyinformation, demonstration, affidavit, evidence, deposition, statement, testament, data, witness, documentation, confirmation, corroboration, submission, support, profession, illustration, attestation, affirmation, indication, avowal |