Truth
noun
The actual state of a matter or a fact.
I learned the truth about his departure.
Often appears as...
- tell the truth
- search for the truth
noun
Honesty and integrity in character and conduct.
Her truth and kindness gained her many friends.
Often appears as...
- speak with truth
- value truth
noun
A universally accepted principle or ideal.
The truths of mathematics are universally accepted.
Often appears as...
- universal truth
- higher truth
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Academic
noun
Religion related: The teachings of a certain faith, often capitalized.
They worship in Spirit and in Truth.
Often appears as...
- eternal truth
- divine truth
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Religious
noun
The actual state of a matter or a fact.
I learned the truth about his departure.
Often appears as...
- tell the truth
- search for the truth
noun
Honesty and integrity in character and conduct.
Her truth and kindness gained her many friends.
Often appears as...
- speak with truth
- value truth
noun
A universally accepted principle or ideal.
The truths of mathematics are universally accepted.
Often appears as...
- universal truth
- higher truth
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Religion related: The teachings of a certain faith, often capitalized.
They worship in Spirit and in Truth.
Often appears as...
- eternal truth
- divine truth
Usage tips
Religious
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Objective Information
Used when stating facts without personal feelings or opinions.
Scientists strive to uncover the truth about the universe.
Pro Tip 2/3Verify Claims
Encourage verifying information to determine if it's the truth.
Before believing the story, I checked the truth for myself.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast to Lies
The truth is often used in contrast to lies or deception.
After all the lies, it was refreshing to hear the truth.
Pro Tip 1/3Objective Information
Used when stating facts without personal feelings or opinions.
Scientists strive to uncover the truth about the universe.
Pro Tip 2/3Verify Claims
Encourage verifying information to determine if it's the truth.
Before believing the story, I checked the truth for myself.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast to Lies
The truth is often used in contrast to lies or deception.
After all the lies, it was refreshing to hear the truth.
Pro Tip 1/3Objective Information
Used when stating facts without personal feelings or opinions.
Scientists strive to uncover the truth about the universe.
Pro Tip 2/3Verify Claims
Encourage verifying information to determine if it's the truth.
Before believing the story, I checked the truth for myself.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast to Lies
The truth is often used in contrast to lies or deception.
After all the lies, it was refreshing to hear the truth.
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Can you solve the temple...
you realize two of the students have been cursed. At any time, one or both of them might lie, though they also might tell the truth. You know for sure that the curse didn't get you, but you don't know which students can't be trusted, and because the possessed students may lie only occasionally,
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How to write descriptivel...
Your reader may not get much beyond interpreting the squiggles. She will understand what Billie feels like, but she won't feel what Billie feels. She'll be reading, not immersed in the world of the story, discovering the truths of Billie's life at the same time that Billie herself does.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
by examining concepts like justice, truth and beauty. In the allegory, a group of prisoners have been confined in a cavern since birth, with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light.
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How to build a fictional...
I'm not sure anyone knows the answer to that question, yet fantastical, fictional worlds are created everyday in our minds, on computers, even on napkins at the restaurant down the street. The truth is your imagination and a willingness to, figuratively, live in your own world
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How false news can...
nearly instantaneously, more caution is in order. Avoiding sensationalist media, searching for criticisms of suspicious information, and tracing the original source of a report can help slow down a lie, giving the truth more time to put on its shoes.
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Rethinking infidelity...
But the truth is that I have noticed that quite a lot of people who have affairs may feel terribly guilty for hurting their partner, but they don't feel guilty for the experience of the affair itself. And that distinction is important.
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How to deal with...
you but being defiant is something that does not make you difficult it's being resilient now recognize that you will never get accountability in my late twenties I tried to confront the truth
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History vs. Cleopatra -...
and later writers filled the gaps with rumors and stereotypes. We may never know the full truth of her life and her reign, but we can separate fact from rumor by putting history on trial.
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
realized this truth. And instead of isolating herself in her pain, she reached out to help heal others. This is her Impact.
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New-born Amur Leopards PIPE...
okay saying's gone the moment of truth here we go
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Can you solve the temple...
you realize two of the students have been cursed. At any time, one or both of them might lie, though they also might tell the truth. You know for sure that the curse didn't get you, but you don't know which students can't be trusted, and because the possessed students may lie only occasionally,
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
Your reader may not get much beyond interpreting the squiggles. She will understand what Billie feels like, but she won't feel what Billie feels. She'll be reading, not immersed in the world of the story, discovering the truths of Billie's life at the same time that Billie herself does.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
by examining concepts like justice, truth and beauty. In the allegory, a group of prisoners have been confined in a cavern since birth, with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light.
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
I'm not sure anyone knows the answer to that question, yet fantastical, fictional worlds are created everyday in our minds, on computers, even on napkins at the restaurant down the street. The truth is your imagination and a willingness to, figuratively, live in your own world
Video examples
How false news can...
nearly instantaneously, more caution is in order. Avoiding sensationalist media, searching for criticisms of suspicious information, and tracing the original source of a report can help slow down a lie, giving the truth more time to put on its shoes.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
But the truth is that I have noticed that quite a lot of people who have affairs may feel terribly guilty for hurting their partner, but they don't feel guilty for the experience of the affair itself. And that distinction is important.
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How to deal with...
you but being defiant is something that does not make you difficult it's being resilient now recognize that you will never get accountability in my late twenties I tried to confront the truth
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History vs. Cleopatra -...
and later writers filled the gaps with rumors and stereotypes. We may never know the full truth of her life and her reign, but we can separate fact from rumor by putting history on trial.
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
realized this truth. And instead of isolating herself in her pain, she reached out to help heal others. This is her Impact.
Video examples
New-born Amur Leopards PIPE...
okay saying's gone the moment of truth here we go
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
Quote examples
Bill Gates
American Businessman
Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true.
Quote examples
Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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