verity

Noun
Synonyms: truththe truetrueness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. 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”Synonyms: truththe truetrueness
  2. an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Verity \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. [1913 Webster]

It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised.— South.[1913 Webster]

2.That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality. [1913 Webster]

Mark what I say, which you shall find By every syllable a faithful verity.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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