Literary notes about Verity (AI summary)
Writers employ "verity" in varied ways, sometimes as a synonym for absolute truth and at other times as a personified name. In philosophical and religious contexts, it is used to evoke an immutable certainty or inherent authenticity in nature and doctrine ([1], [2], [3], [4]), suggesting a standard against which falsehoods are measured. At the same time, authors often bestow the name Verity upon characters, thereby imbuing them with qualities like sincerity and integrity in a more intimate, relatable manner ([5], [6], [7]). This dual usage enriches literary language, enabling "verity" to operate both as an abstract ideal and as a character marker in narrative development.
- They believe that whatever is perceptible to the senses is a verity, a certainty and without doubt existent.
— from Foundations of World Unity by `Abdu'l-Bahá - It embodies the verity of nature, exempt from the vulgarity of naturalism.
— from Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 2 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630. by James Dennistoun - “The law,” saith the gospel of John in the first chapter, “was given by Moses: but grace and verity by Jesus Christ.”
— from Lectures on Bible Revision by Samuel Newth - Its verity is in fact an event, a process: the process namely of its verifying itself, its veri-FICATION.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James - "Oh, how tired and dusty you look!" exclaimed Verity, in the pretty, maternal way that always sat so quaintly on her.
— from Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey - In her zeal of welcome Miss Verity was voluble to the point of inconsequence, not to say incoherence.
— from Deadham Hard: A Romance by Lucas Malet - "I dare you to go!" said Verity at last.
— from A Popular Schoolgirl by Angela Brazil
