"veritas" meaning in English

See veritas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪtɑːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veritas.wav Forms: veritates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vēritās. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weh₁-}}, {{bor|en|la|vēritās}} Latin vēritās Head templates: {{en-noun|~|veritates}} veritas (countable and uncountable, plural veritates)
  1. Truth, particularly of a transcendent character. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: hebraica veritas
    Sense id: en-veritas-en-noun-en:truth Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 14 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 22 1 3

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