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• Veracious — Ve*ra cious, a. [L. verax, acis, fr. verus true. See {Very}.] 1. Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful; as, veracious historian. [1913 Webster] The Spirit is most perfectly and absolutely veracious. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• veracious — veraciously, adv. veraciousness, n. /veuh ray sheuhs/, adj. 1. habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness. 2. characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious… …   Universalium

• veracious — /vəˈreɪʃəs / (say vuh rayshuhs) adjective 1. speaking truly; truthful or habitually observant of truth: a veracious witness. 2. characterised by truthfulness; true: a veracious statement; a veracious account. {veraci(ty) + ous} –veraciously,… …  

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• Belief — • That state of the mind by which it assents to propositions, not by reason of their intrinsic evidence, but because of authority Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belief     Belief …   Catholic encyclopedia

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