Definition of testimony Testimony

/tɛˈstʌmowˌni/ - [testumownee] - tes•ti•mo•ny

We found 17 definitions of testimony from 6 different sources.

What does testimony mean?

Noun Plural: testimonies
testimony - a solemn statement made under oath
		evidence your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		witness testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
		declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
		attestation the evidence by which something is attested
		affidavit written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
testimony - something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"
		testimonial
		evidence your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
		good authority testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good authority"
testimony - an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"
		asseveration, averment, assertion a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

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testimony (Noun)
statements made by a witness in court.
testimony (Noun)
An account of first-hand experience.
testimony (Noun)
In a church service, a personal account, such as of one's conversion.

testimony (n.)
A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.
testimony (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.
testimony (n.)
Open attestation; profession.
testimony (n.)
Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
testimony (n.)
The two tables of the law.
testimony (n.)
Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre/ Scriptures.
testimony (v. t.)
To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony.

testimony
tes′ti-mō-ni, n. evidence: declaration to prove some fact: proof: (B.) the two tables of the law: the whole divine revelation.—v.t. (Shak.) to witness.—adj. Testimō′nial, containing testimony.—n. a writing or certificate bearing testimony to one's character or abilities: a sum of money raised by subscription and presented in any form to a person as a token of respect.—v.t. Testimō′nialise, to present with a testimonial. [L. testimonium—testāri, to witness.]