testimony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Statements made by a witness in court.
  2. An account of first-hand experience.
  3. In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
  4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ /ˈtɛstɪməni/ en-us-testimony.ogg

Word forms

testimony testimonies testimonie

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Inherited from Middle English testimonie, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimōnium (“testimony”).

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