veritat

Veritat is the Catalan and Occitan word for "truth." It derives from the Latin veritas, from verus meaning "true." As a lexical item, veritat functions in the same semantic field as cognates in other Romance languages (for example, verdad in Spanish, vérité in French, verità in Italian).

In everyday usage, veritat denotes factual accuracy, sincerity, or faithfulness to reality and is used in legal, journalistic, philosophical, and colloquial contexts. Philosophically, discussions of veritat intersect with classic theories of truth—such as correspondence, coherence, and pragmatic accounts—and with debates over objectivity, epistemic justification, and the limits of knowledge.

Culturally, veritat appears in literature, journalism, political discourse, and popular expressions within Catalan- and Occitan-speaking communities, often carrying normative weight when invoked in debates about ethics, accountability, and memory. The term may also appear as a component of proper names, titles, or organizational identities, reflecting an association with honesty or factual integrity.

Because it is a common noun rather than a unique proper noun, references to "veritat" should be understood in context: whether describing a philosophical concept, a journalistic claim, or a rhetorical appeal to honesty and reality.