English → Latin
“truth” in Latin
vereorto have respect for, revere, stand in awe; to be afraid, fear; dreadvērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeiloquorto say, speak, tell, talk, utter; to declare, speak, or state more formally as in a legal context or in defense of someosevēritāsseriousness, gravity, sternness, strictness, severityvērōto tell the truth
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
truth
veritas (truth in the abstract; as a quality): verum (truth in the concrete; that which is true: ☞ hence we must render the phrase “to speak or say the truth,” not veritatem dicere, loqui, but verum or vera dicere; dicere quod res est): The exact truth, strict truth, summa veritas; severitas: a universally acknowledged truth, perspicua omnibus veritas: historic truth, historiae fides; also, historica fides (Ov., Am., 3, 12, 42): the truths of the Christian religion, vera, quae doctrina Christiana tradft, praecepta: half truths, quae non satis explorate percepta et cognita sunt: according to truth, ex re: it is an established truth, pro vero constat: to be a lover of truth, veritatis amicum, diligentem, or cultorem esse: to be blind to the truth, a vero aversum esse: to perceive the truth, quae vera sint, cernere: to say the truth (in concessions), verum, si loqui volumus; verum, si scire vis: to tell anybody the truth, alicui vera dicere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for truth?
- The usual Latin words for “truth” are vereor, vērus, loquor; also sevēritās, vērō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.