the quality or being true; as: -- (a) conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.-conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.-fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.-the practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.-that which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.-a true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of morals.-righteousness; true religion.-to assert as true; to declare.