Truth - Definition

n 1: a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth";
"the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
2: 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 verities" [syn: truth, the true, verity,
trueness] [ant: falseness, falsity]
3: a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of
answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe
it" [syn: truth, true statement] [ant: falsehood,
falsity, untruth]
4: the quality of being near to the true value; "he was
beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer
questioned the truth of my account" [syn: accuracy,
truth] [ant: inaccuracy]
5: 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) [syn:
Truth, Sojourner Truth]