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