testimony

«testimony» in Mova's school dictionary: A formal statement of what someone saw or knows, given in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (testimony, testimonies)

meaning for a pupil

1) (law) A formal statement of what someone saw or knows, given in a court of law. tree →

2) Evidence or proof that something is true: «Her medals are testimony to her hard work». tree →

3) (church) A personal story a Christian tells about how faith changed their life; (Bible) the Ten Commandments are sometimes called the testimony. tree →

sense in the lessons

In law and detective stories: witnesses give testimony in court and promise to tell the truth. In everyday and formal writing: «a testimony to» = a sign that proves something. In church life: people may share their testimony at a service. Phrases: «give testimony», «a testimony to», «witness testimony».

examples

• The witness gave testimony in court about the accident. tree →
• Her shiny trophies are testimony to years of practice. tree →
• The judge listened carefully to each testimony. tree →
• At church, Mrs Brown shared her testimony about how faith helped her through illness. tree →
• The detective did not believe the man's testimony. tree →
• The old bridge is a testimony to the skill of its builders. tree →
• “If you object to the testimony of the chief person present, in what way are we to obtain evidence?” the king demanded. tree →

note

Countable: testimony, testimonies (y → ies). Stress: TES-ti-mo-nee. Related: «testify» (to give testimony), «testimonial» (a letter saying someone is good). Lying in testimony in court is a serious crime called perjury.

In the corpora

• As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
• And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
• And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
• And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,
• the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the ark-cover;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «testimony» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.