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[trooth]

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noun, plural truths

[trooth

z, trooths] .

the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.

conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement.

a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths.

the state or character of being true.

actuality or actual existence.

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an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude.

honesty; integrity; truthfulness.

(often initial capital letter

) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience: the basic truths of life.

agreement with a standard or original.

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accuracy, as of position or adjustment.

11.

Archaic. fidelity or constancy.

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Idiom

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in truth, in reality; in fact; actually: In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English treuthe, Old English trēowth (cognate with Old Norse tryggth faith). See true, -th¹

Related forms

truth·less, adjective

truth·less·ness, noun

mis·truth, noun

non·truth, noun

Can be confused: truism, truth.

Synonyms
1. fact. 2. veracity. 7. sincerity, candor, frankness. 10. precision, exactness.

Antonyms
1. falsehood. 2, 4, 7. falsity.

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So·journ·er

[soh-jur-ner, soh-jur-ner] , (Isabella Van Wagener

), 1797?–1883, U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born a slave.

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World English Dictionary

truth (truːθ)

—n
1.	the quality of being true, genuine, actual, or factual: the truth of his statement was attested
2.	something that is true as opposed to false: you did not tell me the truth
3.	a proven or verified principle or statement; fact: the truths of astronomy
4.	(usually plural) a system of concepts purporting to represent some aspect of the world: the truths of ancient religions
5.	fidelity to a required standard or law
6.	faithful reproduction or portrayal: the truth of a portrait
7.	an obvious fact; truism; platitude
8.	honesty, reliability, or veracity: the truth of her nature
9.	accuracy, as in the setting, adjustment, or position of something, such as a mechanical instrument
10.	the state or quality of being faithful; allegiance

Related: veritable, veracious

[Old English triewth; related to Old High German gitriuwida fidelity, Old Norse tryggr true]

'truthless

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

truth

O.E. triewð (W.Saxon), treowð (Mercian) "faithfulness, quality of being true," from triewe, treowe "faithful" (see true). Meaning "accuracy, correctness" is from 1560s. Unlike lie (v.), there is no primary verb in English or most other IE languages

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for "speak the truth." Noun sense of "something that is true" is first recorded mid-14c.

"Let [Truth] and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter." [Milton, "Areopagitica," 1644]

Truth squad in U.S. political sense first attested 1952. Truthiness "act or quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than those known to be true," catch word popularized in this sense by U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert, declared by American Dialect Society to be "2005 Word of the Year."

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Bible Dictionary

Truth definition

Used in various senses in Scripture. In Prov. 12:17, 19, it denotes that which is opposed to falsehood. In Isa. 59:14, 15, Jer. 7:28, it means fidelity or truthfulness. The doctrine of Christ is called "the truth of the gospel" (Gal. 2:5), "the truth" (2 Tim. 3:7; 4:4). Our Lord says of himself, "I am the way, and the truth" (John 14:6).

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Idioms & Phrases

truth

In addition to the idioms beginning with truth, also see gospel truth; home truth; moment of truth; naked truth; unvarnished truth.