11: Veritas

1. Term: Veritas

Pronunciation: weh-REE-tahs
Meaning: Truth; reality, faithfulness, and genuineness.

2. Biblical Usage:

  • Used in the Latin Vulgate to describe God’s truth and the truth believers are called to live by.
  • Often contrasts with falsehood and deception.

3. Example Verse:

  • John 14:6 — “Ego sum via, veritas, et vita.”
    (“I am the way, the truth, and the life.”)
  • Psalm 31:5 — “In veritate tua libera me.”
    (“Deliver me in your truth.”)

4. Theological Significance:

  • Veritas underscores God’s nature as the ultimate reality and faithfulness.
  • Central to Christian ethics and doctrine, emphasizing living in accordance with God’s truth.
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