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==Origins==
==Origins==
OE. witnes, more freq. ewitnes, f. (e)wit WIT n., IWIT + -nes -NESS. Cf. OHG. giwinessi, MDu. wetenisse. The passage in sense from abstract to concrete is paralleled in F. témoin (:L. testimonium). The uninflected pl. was frequent in early use; for separate illustration see sense 4.
*Date: 14th century
OE. witnes, more freq. ewitnes, f. (e)wit WIT n., IWIT + -nes -NESS. Cf. OHG. giwinessi, MDu. wetenisse. The passage in [[sense]] from abstract to concrete is paralleled in F. témoin (:L. testimonium). The uninflected pl. was frequent in early use; for separate illustration
==Definitions==
1. The [[action]] of bearing witness or giving testimony. in witnessing of, as a witness to; to bear witnessing, to bear witness.
1. The [[action]] of bearing witness or giving testimony. in witnessing of, as a witness to; to bear witnessing, to bear witness.
:b. A sponsor or godparent at [[baptism]]. Obs. orig. in Puritan use.
:b. A sponsor or godparent at [[baptism]]. Obs. orig. in Puritan use.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Evangelism''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Evangelism this link].</center>
*6. a. One who is or was present and is able to testify from [[personal]] [[observation]]; one present as a spectator or auditor. (Cf. EAR-WITNESS, EYE-WITNESS.) Usually with of, occas. to.
*6. a. One who is or was present and is able to testify from [[personal]] [[observation]]; one present as a spectator or auditor. (Cf. EAR-WITNESS, EYE-WITNESS.) Usually with of, occas. to.
