"veritas" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪtɑːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veritas.wav [Southern-England] Forms: veritates [plural]
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  1. Truth, particularly of a transcendent character. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: hebraica veritas
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Inflected forms

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