Testimony
/ˈtestɪməʊni/noun
Something that someone says, especially in a court of law while formally promising to tell the truth.
His testimony was crucial in convicting the criminal.
Often appears as...
- give testimony
- testify under oath
noun
Proof or evidence that shows something is true.
The growing economy is a testimony to the effectiveness of his policies.
Often appears as...
- proof of testimony
- testimony to something
noun
A public declaration or acknowledgment made about one's belief or faith.
She shared her Christian testimony about her journey to finding faith.
Often appears as...
- share a testimony
- faith testimony
noun
Something that someone says, especially in a court of law while formally promising to tell the truth.
His testimony was crucial in convicting the criminal.
Often appears as...
- give testimony
- testify under oath
noun
Proof or evidence that shows something is true.
The growing economy is a testimony to the effectiveness of his policies.
Often appears as...
- proof of testimony
- testimony to something
noun
A public declaration or acknowledgment made about one's belief or faith.
She shared her Christian testimony about her journey to finding faith.
Often appears as...
- share a testimony
- faith testimony
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Court Usage
Testimony is often linked to legal scenarios, where witnesses share what they know.
The judge heard the witness's testimony.
Pro Tip 2/3Truth Commitment
In court, testimony is given under oath, signifying the speaker is committed to the truth.
He took the oath before giving his testimony.
Pro Tip 3/3Pivotal for Verdict
A testimony can greatly influence the outcome of a trial, stressing its importance.
Her testimony tipped the scales in the trial.
Compare with
affidavitassertionconfirmationcorroboratedeclarationevidenceproofwitness
Never forget "Testimony"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what's relevant. If you're trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people's testimonies. Information gathering helps you weigh different options, moving you closer to a decision that meets your goal.
Video examples
Are all of your memories...
All of these fallibilities of memory can have real-world impacts. If police interrogations use leading questions with eye witnesses or suspects, suggestibility could result in incorrect identifications or unreliable confessions. Even in the absence of leading questions, misattribution can lead to inaccurate eyewitness testimony.
Video examples
Why should you read Toni...
and to question what freedom really means. She urges readers to ponder the power we have over each other, and to use that power wisely. In this way, "Beloved" remains a testimony to the destructiveness of hate, the redeeming power of love, and the responsibility we bear to heed the voices of the past.
Video examples
How do you know whom to...
what you've been told. Without spoken and written testimonies, human beings could not pass on knowledge from one person to another, let alone from one generation to another. We would know much, much less about the world around us. So learning about a topic
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
A world in which the paralyzed could walk, via body exoskeletons. Sadly, because of deficiencies in technology, disability is rampant in the world. This gentleman is missing three limbs. As a testimony to current technology, he is out of the wheelchair,
Video examples
The Clinton Lewinsky...
what the meaning of the word is despite overwhelming forensic evidence and staff eyewitness testimony the president has got a story and he's gonna stick to it what he said was a lie by the mountains of evidence that we had on the other
Video examples
How do you know what's...
Instead, each testimony takes on a truthful quality, and the audience is left doubting their convictions as they guess who ended the samurai’s life. Some might find this frustrating because the plot subverts expectations
Video examples
How to deal with...
that had to be written to say what needed to be said to validate my reality even if it was disavowed which it was it was testimony ironically it was my mother who passed on to me the tools
Video examples
What makes a language......
from the public sphere, framing them as backward and unsophisticated. In everything from job applications to court testimonies, standard languages act as gatekeepers around the world.
Video examples
Tarana Burke: Me Too is...
gross mischaracterizations, internet trolls and the rallies and marches and heart-wrenching testimonies, I'm faced with my own hard truth.
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what's relevant. If you're trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people's testimonies. Information gathering helps you weigh different options, moving you closer to a decision that meets your goal.
Video examples
Are all of your memories...
All of these fallibilities of memory can have real-world impacts. If police interrogations use leading questions with eye witnesses or suspects, suggestibility could result in incorrect identifications or unreliable confessions. Even in the absence of leading questions, misattribution can lead to inaccurate eyewitness testimony.
Video examples
Why should you read Toni...
and to question what freedom really means. She urges readers to ponder the power we have over each other, and to use that power wisely. In this way, "Beloved" remains a testimony to the destructiveness of hate, the redeeming power of love, and the responsibility we bear to heed the voices of the past.
Video examples
How do you know whom to...
what you've been told. Without spoken and written testimonies, human beings could not pass on knowledge from one person to another, let alone from one generation to another. We would know much, much less about the world around us. So learning about a topic
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
A world in which the paralyzed could walk, via body exoskeletons. Sadly, because of deficiencies in technology, disability is rampant in the world. This gentleman is missing three limbs. As a testimony to current technology, he is out of the wheelchair,
Video examples
The Clinton Lewinsky...
what the meaning of the word is despite overwhelming forensic evidence and staff eyewitness testimony the president has got a story and he's gonna stick to it what he said was a lie by the mountains of evidence that we had on the other
Video examples
How do you know what's...
Instead, each testimony takes on a truthful quality, and the audience is left doubting their convictions as they guess who ended the samurai’s life. Some might find this frustrating because the plot subverts expectations
Video examples
How to deal with...
that had to be written to say what needed to be said to validate my reality even if it was disavowed which it was it was testimony ironically it was my mother who passed on to me the tools
Video examples
What makes a language......
from the public sphere, framing them as backward and unsophisticated. In everything from job applications to court testimonies, standard languages act as gatekeepers around the world.
Video examples
Tarana Burke: Me Too is...
gross mischaracterizations, internet trolls and the rallies and marches and heart-wrenching testimonies, I'm faced with my own hard truth.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Isabelle Kocher
French Businesswoman
I have received so many letters, messages, emails, testimonies of women whom I meet in international conferences, wherever it may be, who tell me, 'It's great that you have balanced life and work so successfully.' I now think I have underestimated that, the 'role model' aspect of my life, I must say.
Quote examples
Wayne Messam
American Athlete
I just want to share with everyone that no matter what challenges, adversities you face in life, that you can overcome them... and once you overcome those adversities, use your story, your testimony to others, to help others get through their storm.
Quote examples
R. Kelly
American Musician
My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known around the world, and I've touched a lot of people with my music. That's one of the great testimonies that's gonna go down in history.
Quote examples
Rita Marley
Jamaican Singer
I have heard people giving different testimonies about what the music has done for them, for their children, for their life, for their marriages. It's a strength to people.
Quote examples
Heber J. Grant
American Clergyman
There stand out in my life many incidents in my youth, of wonderful inspiration and power through men preaching the gospel in the spirit of testimony and prayer.
Quote examples
The D.O.C.
American Musician
If you are spiritual and faithful about your situation, you'll make it through it. And my life is a testimony to that.
Quote examples
Thomas S. Monson
American Clergyman
There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
What do you want? What do you want your life to be? What do you want your testimony to be? Go for it!
Quote examples
Stanley Baldwin
English Statesman
I am not struck so much by the diversity of testimony as by the many-sidedness of truth.
Quote examples
Andrew Gillum
American Politician
When you tell the truth, you don't have to change your testimony.
Quote examples
Isabelle Kocher
French Businesswoman
I have received so many letters, messages, emails, testimonies of women whom I meet in international conferences, wherever it may be, who tell me, 'It's great that you have balanced life and work so successfully.' I now think I have underestimated that, the 'role model' aspect of my life, I must say.
Quote examples
Wayne Messam
American Athlete
I just want to share with everyone that no matter what challenges, adversities you face in life, that you can overcome them... and once you overcome those adversities, use your story, your testimony to others, to help others get through their storm.
Quote examples
R. Kelly
American Musician
My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known around the world, and I've touched a lot of people with my music. That's one of the great testimonies that's gonna go down in history.
Quote examples
Rita Marley
Jamaican Singer
I have heard people giving different testimonies about what the music has done for them, for their children, for their life, for their marriages. It's a strength to people.
Quote examples
Heber J. Grant
American Clergyman
There stand out in my life many incidents in my youth, of wonderful inspiration and power through men preaching the gospel in the spirit of testimony and prayer.
Quote examples
The D.O.C.
American Musician
If you are spiritual and faithful about your situation, you'll make it through it. And my life is a testimony to that.
Quote examples
Thomas S. Monson
American Clergyman
There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
What do you want? What do you want your life to be? What do you want your testimony to be? Go for it!
Quote examples
Stanley Baldwin
English Statesman
I am not struck so much by the diversity of testimony as by the many-sidedness of truth.
Quote examples
Andrew Gillum
American Politician
When you tell the truth, you don't have to change your testimony.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension