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testimony

noun
/ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/US/ˈtɛstɪməni/UK

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Inherited from Middle English testimonie, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimōnium (“testimony”).

  1. derived from testimōnium — “testimony”
  2. derived from testimonie
  3. inherited from testimonie

Definitions

  1. Statements made by a witness in court.

  2. An account of first-hand experience.

    • [Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne / Universal reproach.

  3. In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion,…

    In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Witness

      Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

      • We may never know the entire history of Atlantis. What little remains at the bottom of the ocean stands in mute testimony to a race of proud and naughty people, their majestic creations now home to fish and barnacles and octopuses.

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Derived

compel testimony

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at testimony. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01testimony02service03assistance04assisting05auxiliary06helping07aid08assistant09witness

A definitional loop anchored at testimony. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at testimony

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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