Question

Based on what you know of Book XI, what is the most likely meaning of the underlined word, verity, as it is used above?

Answer 1

a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.

Answer 2

The correct answer is that the word verity means truth. This word has to do with the quality of something to be true. It can also be a principle, an idea or a belief in which most of the cases is accepted to be the truth for everyone who listens to it.