Main Entry:: truth
Pronunciation:: \ˈtrüth\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural truths \ˈtrüthz, ˈtrüths\
Etymology:: Middle English trewthe, from Old English trēowth fidelity; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at true
Date:: before 12th century

1 aarchaic : fidelity, constancy b: sincerity in action, character, and utterance2 a (1): the state of being the case : fact (2): the body of real things, events, and facts : actuality (3)often capitalized : a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality b: a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true <truths of thermodynamics> c: the body of true statements and propositions3 a: the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality bchiefly British : true 2 c: fidelity to an original or to a standard4capitalized Christian Science : god

— in truth

: in accordance with fact : actually

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