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True [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Conformable to fact; being in accordance with the actual state of things; as a true relation or narration; a true history. A declaration is true when it states the facts. In this sense, true is opposed to false.

2. Genuine; pure; real; not counterfeit, adulterated or false; as true balsam; the true bark; true love of country; a true christian.

3. --The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John 1:9 .

4. Faithful; steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince or to the state; loyal; not false, fickle or perfidious; as a true friend; a true lover; a man true to his king, true to his country, true to his word; a husband true to his wife; a wife true to her husband; a servant true to his master; an officer true to his charge.

5. Free from falsehood; as a true witness.

6. Honest; not fraudulent; as good men and true

7. If king Edward be as true and just--

8. Exact; right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; as a true copy; a true likeness of the original.

9. Straight; right; as a true line; the true course of a ship.

10. Not false or pretended; real; as, Christ was the true Messiah.

11. Rightful; as, George IV is the true king of England.

True [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In accordance with truth; truly.

True [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.

2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.

3. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge.

4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.

True-blue [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See True blue, under Blue.

True-blue [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity.

True-born [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman.

True-bred [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast.

2. Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman.

True-hearted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend.

True-penny [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An honest fellow.

Trueborn [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as a true born Englishman.

Truebred [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Of a genuine or right breed; as a truebred beast.

2. Being of genuine breeding or education; as a truebred gentleman.

Truehearted [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Being of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as a truehearted friend.

Trueheartedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Fidelity; loyalty; sincerity.

Truelove [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One really beloved.

2. A plant, the herb Paris.

Truelove [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One really beloved.

2. A plant. See Paris.

3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath.

Truelove-knot [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A knot composed of lines united with many involutions; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagements.

Trueness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Faithfulness; sincerity.

2. Reality; genuineness.

3. Exactness; as the trueness of a line.

Trueness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.

Truepenny [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A familiar phrase for an honest fellow.

Existence Roget’s Thesaurus §1

N. existence, being, entity, ens, esse, subsistence, reality, actuality, positiveness, fact, matter of fact, sober reality, truth, actual existence, presence, coexistence, stubborn fact, hard fact, not a dream, no joke, center of life, essence, inmost nature, inner reality, vital principle, [Science of existence], ontology

V. exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay

Adj. existing, existent, under the sun, in existence, extant, afloat, afoot, on foot, current, prevalent, undestroyed, real, actual, positive, absolute, true, substantial, substantive, self-existing, self-existent, essential, well-founded, well-grounded, unideal, unimagined, not potential, authentic

Adv. actually, in fact, in point of fact, in reality, indeed, de facto, ipso facto

Phr. ens rationis; ergo sum cogito; "thinkest thou existence doth depend on time?"

Straightness Roget’s Thesaurus §246

N. straightness, rectilinearity, directness, inflexibility, straight line, right line, direct line, short cut

V. be straight, have no turning, not incline to either side, not bend to either side, not turn to either side, not deviate to either side, go straight, steer for, render straight, straighten, rectify, set straight, put straight, unbend, unfold, uncurl, unravel, unwrap

Adj. straight, rectilinear, rectilineal, direct, even, right, true, in a line, unbent, virgate, undeviating, unturned, undistorted, unswerving, straight as an arrow, inflexible, laser-straight, ramrod-straight

Assent Roget’s Thesaurus §488

N. assent, assentment, acquiescence, admission, nod, accord, concord, concordance, agreement, affirmance, affirmation, recognition, acknowledgment, avowal, confession of faith, unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi, popular belief, current belief, current opinion, public opinion, concurrence, cooperation, ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa, indorsement, consent, pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure

V. assent, give assent, yield assent, nod assent, acquiesce, agree, receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with, be at one with, go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with, echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion, vote, give one's voice for, recognize, subscribe to, conform to, defer to, say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to, acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess, concede, come round to, abide by, permit, arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement, confirm, affirm, ratify, approve, indorse, countersign, corroborate, go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind, be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves, be in every mouth

Adj. assenting, of one accord, of one mind, of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content, willing, uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted, carried, agreed, nem, con, &c. adv[abbr: nemine contradicente], unanimous, agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation, affirmative

Adv. yes, yea, ay, aye, true, good, well, very well, very true, well and good, granted, even so, just so, to be sure, "thou hast said", you said it, you said a mouthful, truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes, ex concesso, of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless, naturally, natch, be it so, so be it, so let it be, amen, willingly, affirmatively, in the affirmative, ok, all right, might as well, why not? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord, unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man, nem, con, [abbr: nemine contradicente], nemine dissentiente, without a dissentient voice, as one man, one and all, on all hands

Phr. avec plaisir, chi tace accousente, "the public mind is the creation of the master-writers", you bet your sweet ass it is, what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready, anytime you're ready

Truth Roget’s Thesaurus §494

N. fact, reality, plain fact, plain matter of fact, nature, truth, verity, gospel, gospel truth, god's honest truth, orthodoxy, authenticity, veracity, correctness, correctitude, accuracy, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, delicacy, rigor, mathematical precision, punctuality, clockwork precision, conformity to rule, nicety, orthology, ipsissima verba, realism, plain truth, honest truth, sober truth, naked truth, unalloyed truth, unqualified truth, stern truth, exact truth, intrinsic truth, nuda veritas, the very thing, not an -illusion, real simon pure, unvarnished tale, unvarnished truth, the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, just the thing

V. be true, be the case, sand the test, have the true ring, hold good, hold true, hold water, render true, prove true, substantiate, get at the truth

Adj. real, actual, veritable, true, right, correct, certain, substantially true, categorically true, definitively true &c, true to the letter, true as gospel, unimpeachable, veracious, unreconfuted, unconfuted, unideal, unimagined, realistic, exact, accurate, definite, precise, well-defined, just, just so, so, strict, severe, close, literal, rigid, rigorous, scrupulous, religiously exact, punctual, mathematical, scientific, faithful, constant, unerring, curious, particular, nice, delicate, fine, clean-cut, clear-cut, verified, empirically true, experimentally verified, substantiated, proven (demonstrated) 478, rigorously true, unquestionably true, true by definition, genuine, authentic, legitimate, orthodox, official, ex officio, pure, natural, sound, sterling, unsophisticated, unadulterated, unvarnished, unalloyed, uncolored, in its true colors, pukka, well-grounded, well founded, solid, substantial, tangible, valid, undistorted, undisguised, unaffected, unexaggerated, unromantic, unflattering

Adv. truly, verily, indeed, really, in reality, with truth, certainly, actually, in effect, exactly, ad amussim, verbatim, verbatim et literatim, word for word, literally, literatim, totidem vervis, sic, to the letter, chapter and verse, ipsissimis verbis, ad unguem, to an inch, to a nicety, to a hair, to a tittle, to a turn, to a t, au pied de la lettre, neither more nor less, in every respect, in all respects, sous tous les rapports, at any rate, at all events, strictly speaking

Phr. the truth is, the fact is, rem acu tetigisti, en suivant la verite, ex facto jus oritur, la verita e figlia del empo, locos y ninos dicen la verdad, nihil est veritatis luce dulcius, veritas nunquam perit, veritatem dies aperit, "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth", "just the facts, ma'am, just the facts."

Veracity Roget’s Thesaurus §543

N. veracity, truthfulness, frankness, &c. adj, truth, sincerity, candor, unreserve|, honesty, fidelity, plain dealing, bona fides, love of truth, probity, ingenuousness, the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, honest truth, sober truth, unvarnished tale, light of truth

V. speak the truth, tell the truth, speak by the card, paint in its true colors, show oneself in one's true colors, make a clean breast, speak one's mind, not lie, not deceive

Adj. truthful, true, veracious, veridical, scrupulous, sincere, candid, frank, open, straightforward, unreserved, open hearted, true hearted, simple-hearted, honest, trustworthy, undissembling &c (dissemble ), guileless, pure, truth-loving, unperjured, true blue, as good as one's word, unaffected, unfeigned, bona fide, outspoken, ingenuous, undisguised, uncontrived

Adv. truly, in plain words, in truth, with truth, of a truth, in good truth, as the dial to the sun, as the needle to the pole, honor bright, troth, in good sooth, in good earnest, unfeignedly, with no nonsense, in sooth, sooth to say, bona fide, in foro conscientiae, without equivocation, cartes sur table, from the bottom of one's heart, by my troth

Phr. di il vero a affronterai il diavolo, dichtung und wahrheit, esto quod esse videris, magna est veritas et praevalet, "that golden key that opes the palace of eternity", veritas odium parit, veritatis simplex oratio est, verite sans peur

Observance Roget’s Thesaurus §772

N. observance, performance, compliance, acquiescence, concurrence, obedience, fulfillment, satisfaction, discharge, acquittance, acquittal, adhesion, acknowledgment, fidelity, exact - observance

V. observe, comply with, respect, acknowledge, abide by, cling to, adhere to, be faithful to, act up to, meet, fulfill, carry out, carry into execution, execute, perform, keep, satisfy, discharge, do one's office, perform an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation, make good, make good one's word, make good one's promise, keep one's word, keep one's promise, redeem one's pledge, keep faith with, stand to one's engagement

Adj. observant, faithful, true, loyal, honorable, true as the dial to the sun, true as the needle to the pole, punctual, punctilious, literal, as good as one's word

Adv. faithfully

Phr. ignoscito saepe alteri nunquam tibi, tempori parendum, "to god, thy country, and thy friend be true"

Probity Roget’s Thesaurus §939

N. probity, integrity, rectitude, uprightness, honesty, faith, honor, bonne foi, good faith, bona fides, purity, clean hands, fairness, fair play, justice, equity, impartiality, principle, even-handedness, grace, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, incorruption, incorruptibility, trustworthiness, truth, candor, singleness of heart, veracity, tender conscience, punctilio, delicacy, nicety, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, scruple, point, point of honor, punctuality, dignity &c, (repute) 873, respectability, respectableness, gentilhomme, gentleman, man of honor, man of his word, fidus achates, preux chevalier, galantuomo, truepenny, trump, brick, true briton, white man *, court of honor, a fair field and no favor, argumentum ad verecundiam

V. be honorable, deal honorably, deal squarely, deal impartially, deal fairly, speak the truth, draw a straight furrow, tell the truth and shame the devil, vitam impendere vero, show a proper spirit, make a point of, do one's duty, redeem one's pledge, keep one's promise, be as good as one's promise, be as good as one's word, keep faith with, not fail, give and take, audire alteram partem, give the devil his due, put the saddle on the right horse, redound to one's honor

Adj. upright, honest, honest as daylight, veracious, virtuous, honorable, fair, right, just, equitable, impartial, evenhanded, square, fair and aboveboard, open and aboveboard, white *, constant, constant as the northern star, faithful, loyal, staunch, true, true blue, true to one's colors, true to the core, true as the needle to the pole, "marble-constant", true-hearted, trusty, trustworthy, as good as one's word, to be depended on, incorruptible, straightforward, frank, candid, open-hearted, conscientious, tender-conscienced, right-minded, high-principled, high-minded, scrupulous, religious, strict, nice, punctilious, correct, punctual, respectable, reputable, gentlemanlike, inviolable, inviolate, unviolated, unbroken, unbetrayed, unbought, unbribed, innocent, pure, stainless, unstained, untarnished, unsullied, untainted, unperjured, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, undepraved, undebauched, integer vitae scelerisque purus, justus et tenax propositi, chivalrous, jealous of honor, sans peur et sans reproche, high- spirited, supramundane, unworldly, other-worldly, overscrupulous

Adv. honorable, bona fide, on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands

Phr. "a face untaught to feign", bene qui latuit bene vixit, mens sibi conscia recti, probitas laudatur et alget, fidelis ad urnam, "his heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth", loyaute m'oblige, loyaute n'a honte, "what stronger breastplate than a heart untainted?"

Orthodoxy Roget’s Thesaurus §983a

N. orthodoxy, strictness, soundness, religious truth, true faith, truth, soundness of doctrine, christianity, christianism, catholicism, catholicity, "the faith once delivered to the saints", hyperorthodoxy, iconoclasm, the church, catholic church, universal church, apostolic church, established church, temple of the holy ghost, church of christ, body of christ, members of christ, disciples of christ, followers of christ, christian, christian community, true believer, canonist, christendom, collective body of christians, canons, thirty nine articles, apostles' creed, nicene creed, athanasian creed, church catechism, textuary

Adj. orthodox, sound, strick, faithful, catholic, schismless, christian, evangelical, scriptural, divine, monotheistic, true

Phr. of the true faith

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Genesis 42:11

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”

Genesis 42:19

If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

Genesis 42:31

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.

Genesis 42:33

And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.

Genesis 42:34

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”

Deuteronomy 17:4

And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:

and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,

Deuteronomy 18:22

When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

Deuteronomy 22:20

But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:

If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,

Joshua 2:12

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

Joshua 7:20

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:

Joshua 21:42

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

Judges 13:3

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.

Ruth 3:12

And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.

1 Samuel 20:2

And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”

1 Samuel 23:17

And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”

2 Samuel 7:28

And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

1 Kings 10:6

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

1 Kings 22:16

And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?

But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

2 Kings 10:15

And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,

2 Chronicles 9:5

And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.