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verities
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Verities
(gcide) | Verity \Ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. Verities. [F. v['e]rit['e], L.
veritas, fr. verus true. See Very.]
1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of
a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact;
truth; reality. "The verity of certain words." --Shak.
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It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can
govern while he is despised. --South.
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2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a
reality.
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Mark what I say, which you shall find
By every syllable a faithful verity. --Shak.
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severities
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verities
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Severities
(gcide) | Severity \Se*ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. Severities. [L. severitas: cf.
F. s['e]v['e]rit['e].]
The quality or state of being severe. Specifically:
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(a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor;
harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof;
severity of discipline or government; severity of
penalties. "Strict age, and sour severity." --Milton.
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(b) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme
degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the
severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or
heat; the severity of the winter.
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(c) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as,
severity practiced on prisoners of war.
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(d) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of
a test.
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Confining myself to the severity of truth.
--Dryden.
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