testimony

[Tes·ti*mo*ny]

When you give testimony you are telling what you saw or what you know. Your testimony that your hand was not in the cookie jar goes against the testimony of several eyewitnesses.

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A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

Noun
something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"

Noun
an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can''t do it"

Noun
a solemn statement made under oath

n.
A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

n.
Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers; the belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human testimony, or the testimony of historians.

n.
Open attestation; profession.

n.
Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

n.
The two tables of the law.

n.
Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre/ Scriptures.

v. t.
To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony.

Testimony

Tes"ti*mo*ny , n.; pl. Testimonies . [L. testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See Testify.] 1. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. &hand; Such declaration, in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or written, but must be under oath or affirmation. 2. Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers; the belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human testimony, or the testimony of historians. 3. Open attestation; profession.

[Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne Universal reproach.

4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.

5. (Jewish Antiq.) The two tables of the law.

Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

6. Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre Scriptures.

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

Syn. -- Proof; evidence; attestation; witness; affirmation; confirmation; averment. -- Testimony, Proof, Evidence. Proof is the most familiar, and is used more frequently (though not exclusively) of facts and things which occur in the ordinary concerns of life. Evidence is a word of more dignity, and is more generally applied to that which is moral or intellectual; as, the evidences of Christianity, etc. Testimony is what is deposed to by a witness on oath or affirmation. When used figuratively or in a wider sense, the word testimony has still a reference to some living agent as its author, as when we speak of the testimony of conscience, or of doing a thing in testimony of our affection, etc. Testimony refers rather to the thing declared, evidence to its value or effect. "To conform our language more to common use, we ought to divide arguments into demonstrations, proofs, and probabilities; ba proofs, meaning such arguments from experience as leave no room for doubt or opposition." Hume. "The evidence of sense is the first and highest kind of evidence of which human nature is capable." Bp. Wilkins. "The proof of everything must be by the testimony of such as the parties produce." Spenser.

Testimony

Tes"ti*mo*ny , v. t. To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony. [Obs.] Shak.

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony.

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Usage Examples

Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered... the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith... All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.

We know the past and its great events, the present in its multitudinous complications, chiefly through faith in the testimony of others.

Testimony is an integral part of the Black religious tradition. It is the occasion where the believer stands before the community of faith in order to give account of the hope that is in him or her.

The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church's testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches perhaps, however, with no strict consistency.

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Other Usage Examples

The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner.

Testimony should be a philosophical problem and not limited to legal or historical contexts where it refers to the account of a witness who reports what he has seen.

Inconsistencies in men are generally testimony to their immaturity.

I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony.

Choose a field that will supply sufficient remuneration to provide adequately for your companion and your children. I bear testimony that these criteria are very important in choosing your life's work.