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[Truth]

United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797 1883)

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The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.

Noun
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 account"

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a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is the he didn''t want to do it"

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a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn''t believe it"

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United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

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conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal ve

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The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.

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Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.

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Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.

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The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.

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That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.

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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.

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Righteousness; true religion.

v. t.
To assert as true; to declare.

Truth

Truth , n.; pl. Truths . [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe, AS. tre'a2w. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.] 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. (b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.

Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of the ironwork.

(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.

Alas! they had been friends in youth, But whispering tongues can poison truth.

(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.

If this will not suffice, it must appear That malice bears down truth.

2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.

Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.

I long to know the truth here of at large.

The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a legitimate deduction from all the facts which are truly material.

3. 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.

Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth.

4. Righteousness; true religion.

Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.

In truth, in reality; in fact. -- Of a truth, in reality; certainly. -- To do truth, to practice what God commands.

He that doeth truth cometh to the light.

Truth

Truth, v. t. To assert as true; to declare. [R.]

Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have truthed it heaven.

The quality or being true; as: -- (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.

To assert as true; to declare.

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Usage Examples

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.

A biblical false prophet was a servant of the devil attempting to lead people away from the truth.

A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

A gift of truth is the gift of love.

A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth.