verity
noun
ver·i·ty
| \ ˈver-ə-tē
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plural verities
Definition of verity
1
: the quality or state of being true or real
2
: something (such as a statement) that is true
especially
: a fundamental and inevitably true value
such eternal verities as honor, love, and patriotism
3
: the quality or state of being truthful or honest
the king-becoming graces, as justice, verity— William Shakespeare