meaning of truth
1. The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.
2. Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.
3. Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
4. The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.
5. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.
6. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of morals.
7. Righteousness; true religion.
8. To assert as true; to declare.
9. the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my
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