Testimonial vs Testimony - What's the difference?
testimonial | testimony |
A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony
A written recommendation of someone's worth or character
A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.
(football) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).
Serving as testimony.
(legal) statements made by a witness in court.
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, title = Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?
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, passage = The Missouri prosecutors' case against Clemons, based partly on incriminating testimony given by his co-defendants, was that Clemons was part of a group of four youths who accosted the sisters on the Chain of Rocks Bridge one dark night in April 1991.
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An account of first-hand experience.
* Milton
In a church service, a personal account, such as of one's conversion.
Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
* Bible Mark vi. 11
Testimony is a related term of testimonial.
Testimony is a derived term of testimonial.
As nouns the difference between testimonial and testimony
is that testimonial is a statement, especially one given under oath; testimony while testimony is statements made by a witness in court.As an adjective testimonial
is serving as testimony.testimonial
English
(wikipedia testimonial)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)- a testimonial statement
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(wikipedia testimony)Alternative forms
* testimonie (obsolete)Noun
(testimonies)- [Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne / Universal reproach.
- When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.