English → Latin
“veracity” in Latin
fidēsfaith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation); reliance (act of relying on or trureligiōscrupulousness, conscientious exactness; piety, religious scruple, religious awe, superstition, strict religious observavereorto have respect for, revere, stand in awe; to be afraid, fear; dreadsevēritāsseriousness, gravity, sternness, strictness, severity
The English word veracity itself goes back to Latin vērus, through vērācitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
veracity
Veritas: fides: religio (conscientiousness, Cic.). Strict veracity, severitas (Cic., Leg., 1, 1, 4).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for veracity?
- The usual Latin words for “veracity” are fidēs, religiō, vereor; also sevēritās. 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.