veri-, ver-
(Latin: true, truth, real, truthfulness)
According to Sir Walter Scott:
When first we practice to deceive!
Motto of Southern Missionary College, Collegedale, Tennessee, USA.
Motto of The Johns Hopkins University, USA and Bayview Glen School, Ontario, Canada. Another version of this motto, Veritas liberabit vos, "The truth will set you free" is the motto of Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Motto of Manatee Jr. College, Bradenton, Florida, USA.
Motto of East Texas Baptist College, Marshall, Texas, USA.
2. Something that is true, especially a statement or principle that is accepted as a fact.
2. Indicates an extreme position or extreme point in time.
3. Exactly the right or appropriate person or thing, or exactly the same person or thing.
4. Used before nouns to emphasize seriousness or importance.
Motto of Felician College, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Motto of Compton Community College, Compton, California, USA; and it is also translated as "Truth conquers all things".
There is also a shorter version: Vincit veritas, "Truth wins out."
Motto of California State Universities and Colleges, California, USA.