Verity

Quick meaning: Verity is a noun meaning (uncommon) Truth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.

Meaning

(uncommon) Truth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.

More Meanings

1. A true statement; an established doctrine.

Example Sentences

As we shall see, all of these statements are of limited verity.

For the assured truth of things is derived from the principles of knowledg, and causes which determine their verities.

I was moving into the biblical phase of the afternoon, the peak of my new simplicity. A verity less than eternal had little appeal.

If civilized life had covered over the ancient verities, Dumuzi learns in his tragic death that the sheepfold is still there to reclaim him.

Word Forms

• verities

Synonyms for verity

Depending on context, synonyms include truth.

Antonyms for verity

Common opposites include falsity, falseness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include truth, realism, check, purity, prudence, chastity.

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