testimonies
Sworn court statements
Testimonies is the plural of testimony, referring to formal statements or declarations, especially those given under oath in legal proceedings.
Beyond courtrooms, testimonies often appear in religious contexts, where believers share personal accounts of spiritual experiences or transformations: Several church members gave testimonies about how their faith helped them through difficult times.
The word carries weight and solemnity, implying statements meant to be taken seriously as evidence or witness to truth.
Formal testimony under oath
- affidavitSworn written statement
- swornBound by formal promise
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
subpoena · corroborate · verdict · trial · prosecution · defense · plaintiff · defendant
Record of dealings
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- archiveStored historical records
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
oral history · primary source · eyewitness · survivor account · transcript · recording · preserved · collected
Act of changing states
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- faithTrust without proof
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
revival · congregation · sermon · baptism · confession · deliverance · blessing · miracle
Written personal recollection
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- diaryPersonal daily record
- journalRecord of daily events
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
recollection · reflection · autobiography · revelation · disclosure · experience · insight · intimacy
Demonstration of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- verificationProving something accurate
- substantiationProof of truth
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
validation · authentication · attestation · demonstration · indication · support · documentation · exhibit
deposition
Formal testimony under oath
- affidavitSworn written statement
- swornBound by formal promise
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
perjury · subpoena · corroborate · verdict · trial · prosecution · defense · plaintiff · defendant · jury
account
Record of dealings
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- archiveStored historical records
documentation · oral history · primary source · eyewitness · survivor account · documentation · transcript · recording · preserved · collected
conversion
Act of changing states
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- faithTrust without proof
worship · revival · congregation · sermon · baptism · confession · deliverance · blessing · miracle · praise
memoir
Written personal recollection
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- diaryPersonal daily record
- journalRecord of daily events
reminiscence · recollection · reflection · autobiography · revelation · disclosure · experience · insight · intimacy · vulnerability
proof
Demonstration of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- verificationProving something accurate
- substantiationProof of truth
confirmation · validation · authentication · attestation · demonstration · indication · support · documentation · exhibit · testament
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- criminal trialstrials, accused, verdicts, convictions, charges
- LDS faithBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, temple worship, priesthood
- African PentecostalismPentecostalism, speaking in tongues, deliverance, born again, spiritual warfare
- revivalismrevivals, revivalism, revivalist, revivalists, camp meeting
- mission recordsfield reports, prayer letters, journal entries, newsletters, baptism records
testimonieshearsay
Unverified secondhand information
rumors · gossip · speculation · conjecture · innuendo
testimoniesperjury
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
lies · false statements · fabrications · falsehoods · misinformation
testimoniessilence
Total lack of sound
denials · retractions · recantations · non-disclosure · omissions
- personal testimoniesIndividual statements of experience
- courtroom testimoniesSworn statements in court
- survivor testimoniesRecorded accounts from those remaining
- eyewitness testimoniesStatements from direct observers
- expert testimoniesSpecialist opinions given under oath
- witness testimoniesSworn accounts from observers