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Definition of Testimonial
1. Noun. Something that serves as evidence. "His effort was testimony to his devotion"
Generic synonyms: Evidence
Specialized synonyms: Good Authority, Testament
Derivative terms: Testify, Testify
2. Adjective. Expressing admiration or appreciation. "Testimonial dinner"
3. Noun. Something given or done as an expression of esteem.
4. Adjective. Of or relating to or constituting testimony.
5. Noun. Something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable.
Generic synonyms: Congratulations, Extolment, Kudos, Praise
Specialized synonyms: Character, Character Reference, Reference, Puff
Derivative terms: Recommend
Definition of Testimonial
1. n. A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.
2. a. Relating to, or containing, testimony.
Definition of Testimonial
1. Noun. A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony ¹
2. Noun. A written recommendation of someone's worth or character ¹
3. Noun. A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc. ¹
4. Noun. (football) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Testimonial
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Testimonial
Literary usage of Testimonial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handley Cross by Robert Smith Surtees (1903)
"CHAPTER LIII THE PIGG testimonial And, after a glorious evening, James went
hiccuping home, bumping against pillar and post, vociferating— " Resolved! ..."
2. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1850)
"First testimonial to Second testimonial to JSB Ho no ES. WALTER UT JOSES.
After delivering to each student, as his name was called, his allotted testimonial ..."
3. The Knickerbocker. by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew, Timothy Flint, Washington Irving (1850)
"After delivering to each student, as his name was called, his allotted testimonial,
the President, again rising, thus addressed them ..."
4. A Manual for Courts-martial, Courts of Inquiry and of Other Procedure Under by United States War Dept (1916)
"testimonial evidence.—testimonial evidence is the statement of some person offered
as evidencing the fact asserted by it. ..."
5. A Treatise on the System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law: Including the by John Henry Wigmore (1905)
"(c) testimonial Privilege of the Executive not to be a Witness. § 2371. (d)
testimonial Privilege of the Executive and Subordinate Officers, not to attend ..."
6. English Composition in Theory and Practice by Henry Seidel Canby, Frederick Erastus Pierce, Henry Noble MacCracken, Alfred Arundel May, Thomas Goddard Wright (1912)
"All evidence falls under two great heads, testimonial and circumstantial ...
testimonial evidence consists in grounding your arguments on the fact that ..."
7. Debaters' Manual by Edith M. Phelps (1922)
"I. testimonial EVIDENCE How TO JUDGE testimonial EVIDENCE.—The larger part of
most arguments is based on testimonial evidence. Of the numberless questions ..."
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