Testimony
Testimony , noun
[Latin testimonium, from testis a witness: compare Old French testimoine, testemoine, testimonie. See Testify.]
1.
A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.
Such declaration, in judicial proceedings, may be verbal or written, but must be under oath or affirmation.
2.
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.
3.
Open attestation; profession.
[Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne
Universal reproach.
4.
Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.
5.
(Jewish Antiquities) The two tables of the law.
Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
6.
Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacred Scriptures.
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
Testimony , transitive verb
To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare