testimony - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'testimony' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Testimony

[ n.]

- A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.
- 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.
- Open attestation; profession.
- Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
- The two tables of the law.
- Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre/ Scriptures.

2 . Testimony

[ v. t.]

- To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony.

Meaning of 'testimony' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . testimony

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact

Example in sentence:

according to his own testimony he can't do it

Meaning (2):
- something that serves as evidence

Example in sentence:

his effort was testimony to his devotion

Nearby Words:

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Eyewitness testimony
Eyewitness testimony is a term used in forensic psychology for the factors that influence the fullness and accuracy of eyewitness accounts of a given event.

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