different between testimony vs certification

English

Alternative forms

• testimonie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin testim?nium (“testimony”), from testis (“a witness”). See test.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?st?mo?ni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t?st?m?ni/

Noun

testimony (countable and uncountable, plural testimonies)

1. (law) Statements made by a witness in court.
2. An account of first-hand experience.
3. (religion) In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

   • When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.

Synonyms

• (law) deposition

Derived terms

• compel testimony
• testimonial

Related terms

• test
• testify

Translations

Further reading

• testimony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• testimony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??t?f??ke???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?t?f??ke???n/, [s???f??ke???n]
• Hyphenation: cer?ti?fi?ca?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

certification (countable and uncountable, plural certifications)

1. The act of certifying.
2. The granting of a certificate.
3. A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.

Hyponyms

• organic certification
• product certification
• professional certification

Derived terms

• post-certification

Translations

Anagrams

• rectification

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.ti.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

certification f (plural certifications)

1. certification (all meanings)

Related terms

• certifier
• certificat

Further reading

• “certification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rectification