testimony
/ˈtɛstɪməni
/noun (plural testimonies)
1A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law: the testimony of an eyewitness...
- A strong case, according to this view, includes the testimony of an eyewitness.
- In his court testimony Mr. Hughes was asked about windows open in the basement.
- In his testimony in Court, Aleksiejuk reiterated much of his medical notes and letters.
Synonyms
evidence, sworn statement, attestation, affidavit;
statement, declaration, assertion, affirmation, avowal, protestation;
allegation, submission, claim
technical deposition
rare asseveration
1.1 [mass noun] Evidence or proof of something: his blackened finger was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain...
- Hume does not tell us what conditions would raise the quality of testimony to the level of a proof, although what he says later yields some hints.
- Their lack of visibility is testimony to the condition of the former ruling party as an army in retreat from its political responsibilities.
- It is testimony to the spirit the coach has engendered in his side that the home team recovered to win the second half and end up just one converted try behind a team that was supposed to win at a canter.
Synonyms
testament, proof, evidence, attestation, witness;
confirmation, verification, corroboration;
demonstration, indication, manifestation
1.2A public recounting of a religious conversion or experience.It is difficult to devise criteria for evaluating religious testimony, but some rules of thumb may be proposed....
- Those who take Bayle to be a religious skeptic discount this testimony as dissimulation.
- With a declarative force, Garrett Hongo makes a call to witness, a call to public attention and testimony.
1.3 archaic A solemn protest or declaration.
Origin
Middle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis 'a witness'.