Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Verity \Ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v['e]rit['e], L.
   veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.]
   1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of
      a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact;
      truth; reality. ``The verity of certain words.'' --Shak.

            It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can
            govern while he is despised.          --South.

   2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a
      reality.

            Mark what I say, which you shall find By every
            syllable a faithful verity.           --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

verity
     n 1: conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth
          of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us
          the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous
          for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion
          in his search for eternal verities" [syn: {truth}, {the
          true}] [ant: {falsity}]
     2: an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic
        truth