Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim.
- noun A written affirmation of another's character or worth; a personal recommendation.
- noun Something given in appreciation of a person's service or achievement; a tribute.
- adjective Relating to or constituting a testimony or testimonial.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or containing testimony.
- noun A will; a testament.
- noun A certificate; a warrant.
- noun A mark; token; evidence; proof.
- noun A statement; a declaration; testimony.
- noun A writing certifying to one's character, conduct, or qualifications; a certificate of worth, attainment, excellence, value, genuineness, etc.
- noun A tangible expression of respect, esteem, admiration, appreciation or acknowledgment of services, or the like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Relating to, or containing, testimony.
- noun A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.
- noun Something, as money or plate, presented to a preson as a token of respect, or of obligation for services rendered.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
statement , especially one given underoath ;testimony - noun A written
recommendation of someone'sworth orcharacter - noun A
tribute given inappreciation of someone'sservice etc. - noun soccer A
match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
- noun something that serves as evidence
- noun something given or done as an expression of esteem
- adjective expressing admiration or appreciation
- adjective of or relating to or constituting testimony
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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In fact, with my first guide, Affiliate Project X, I gave away a live $200 a day income stream for free (one subscriber told me she quit her job off this free method - now that's what I call a testimonial).
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Just a quick testimonial from the last bootcamp Leo had.
15 Basics of Insanely Useful Blogwriting | Write to Done 2009
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Another red flag: A testimonial from a "working mom" claiming to be supplementing her income while working from home.
Watch Out For Job Scams Emily Glazer 2010
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Northern Rock also got a glowing testimonial from the Governor of the Bank of England, who is quoted at some length.
Solid as a Nothern Rock? Not a sheep 2008
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Northern Rock also got a glowing testimonial from the Governor of the Bank of England, who is quoted at some length.
Archive 2008-03-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Here's a testimonial from a guy who suffered, alone for years before we intervened:
Fish Porn Intervention Tim Romano 2008
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First off, I have not read one testimonial from a crab boat captain, about “how much a deck hand makes.”
Fishing In Alaska 2006
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Flickr gets a lovely impromptu testimonial from a member, so I trot along to read it, and get the URL to hook it up on ludicorp. com.
A sheltered life. 2004
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Flickr gets a lovely impromptu testimonial from a member, so I trot along to read it, and get the URL to hook it up on ludicorp. com.
Archive 2004-04-01 2004
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Update Two: aktiv1 shares a link to this very funny testimonial from a female Dutch anthropologist who discusses what it was like to be the subject of an earlier MRI-sex-photography project.
dbekeny commented on the word testimonial
WIZARD
...back where I come from there are men who
do nothing all day but good deeds. They
are called phil...er -- er -- phil -- er,
yes...good-deed-doers. And their hearts
are no bigger than yours. But! They have
one thing you haven't got! A testimonial
June 11, 2010