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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#m1)

2) Evidence or proof that something is true: «Her medals are testimony to her hard work». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#m2)

3) (church) A personal story a Christian tells about how faith changed their life; (Bible) the Ten Commandments are sometimes called the testimony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#x1)
- Her shiny trophies are testimony to years of practice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#x2)
- The judge listened carefully to each testimony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#x3)
- At church, Mrs Brown shared her testimony about how faith helped her through illness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#x4)
- The detective did not believe the man's testimony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#x5)
- The old bridge is a testimony to the skill of its builders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#x6)
- “If you object to the testimony of the chief person present, in what way are we to obtain evidence?” the king demanded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.482/)
- [And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.716/)
- [And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.774/)
- [And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.914/)
- [the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the ark-cover;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1218/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «testimony» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/testimony/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.