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testimony

Definition

  • noun: something that someone says especially in a court of law while formally promising to tell the truth
  • noun: the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law
  • + 'to'
  • synonyms: affirmation, evidence, confirmation

Examples

  • The popularity of diet fads is a 'testimony to' the fact that people want a quick fix for their health and weight problems.

  • It is 'testimony to' her courage and persistence that she worked for so long in the face of such adversity.

  • There were contradictions in her 'testimony'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) do you have any proof of what you're saying? Ask Agathe. She rescued me. GASTON: (LAUGHING) Agathe! You'd hang your accusations on the testimony... of a filthy hag? No offense, Agathe. Monsieur LeFou. He was there. He saw it all. Me? (..)
    2017 Beauty and the Beast