Meaning of VERITY
| Pronunciation: | | 'veritee
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- [n] an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
- [n] conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
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| | Synonyms: | | the true, truth |
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| | Antonyms: | | falseness, falsity | | |
| | See Also: | | actuality, truth | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v['e]rit['e], L.
veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.]
1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of
a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact;
truth; reality. ``The verity of certain words.'' --Shak.
It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can
govern while he is despised. --South.
2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a
reality.
Mark what I say, which you shall find By every
syllable a faithful verity. --Shak.
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