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verity

[ ver-i-tee ]

noun

plural verities
  1. the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality:

    to question the verity of a statement.

  2. something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement:

    the eternal verities.



verity

/ ˈ±¹É›°ùɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being true, real, or correct
  2. a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of verity1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin ±¹Å§°ù¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from ±¹Å§°ù(³Ü²õ) “true†+ -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of verity1

C14: from Old French ±¹Ã©°ù¾±³Ùé, from Latin ±¹Å§°ù¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from ±¹Å§°ù³Ü²õ true
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They will almost assuredly will be captive of warmed-over doctrinal verities, underwritten by arrogant conviction.

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And yet for many Republicans — including most of those seeking the party’s 2024 nomination — Trump’s irrefutable loss and direct responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection are a verity they dodge and duck.

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It tests our familiarity with horror tropes while messing with the variegated verities of Black identity.

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The British Isles, however, whose very substrate she knows to be cemented with the blood of racial injustice, are too haunted to grant her easy verities or much consolation.

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He swears by the usual right-wing verities: more guns, fewer immigrants, lower taxes.

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