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1 False witness
subs.P. ψευδομαρτυρία, ἡ.One who bears false witness: P. ψευδόμαρτυς, ὁ.Bear false witness, v.; P. ψευδομαρτυρεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > False witness
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one who bears witness — index bystander, deponent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
witness — [[t]wɪ̱tnəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ witnesses, witnessing, witnessed 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it. Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster... No witnesses have … English dictionary
witness — [OE] Witness originally meant ‘knowledge’ or ‘wisdom’; it was simply an abstract noun formed from wit. This was extended via ‘knowledge gained by observation’ to ‘testimony’ in the Old English period, and by the beginning of the Middle English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Witness — • One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witness Witness † … Catholic encyclopedia
WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Witness (comics) — The Witness is the name of at least three fictional, American comic book characters, the first published by Timely Comics in the 1940s and the final two by its successor company, Marvel Comics. Timely ComicsSuperherobox| caption=Promotional art… … Wikipedia
bear witness — verb 1. provide evidence for (Freq. 1) The blood test showed that he was the father Her behavior testified to her incompetence • Syn: ↑testify, ↑prove, ↑evidence, ↑show • … Useful english dictionary
bear witness — verb a) To deliver a testimony, especially as witness He hesitated to bear witness against them in court for fear of reprisals by the fellons accomplices b) To prove, demonstrate The dubious state of the whole society bears witness of years of… … Wiktionary
bear witness to — bear testimony to the majestic windows bear witness to the architect s fascination with natural light his diary bears witness to his lifelong struggle with depression Syn: testify to, confirm, be evidence of, be proof of, attest to, evidence,… … Thesaurus of popular words
bear witness to something — bear testimony/witness to (something) formal if something bears testimony to a fact, it proves that it is true. The numerous awards on his walls bear witness to his great success … New idioms dictionary
bear witness to — bear testimony/witness to (something) formal if something bears testimony to a fact, it proves that it is true. The numerous awards on his walls bear witness to his great success … New idioms dictionary