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/ˌɔθəntˈɪsɪti/ Listen

noun

Authenticity n.

The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.

Genuineness; the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original. Note: In later writers, especially those on the evidences of Christianity, authenticity is often restricted in its use to the first of the above meanings, and distinguished from qenuineness.

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Etymology of 'Authenticity'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Authenticity" Quotes from Famous Books

... is She," which, although he thought it as reprehensible for moral as for literary reasons, he was fain to follow out to the vulgar end. But he could interest himself in neither hymn nor novel. For the authenticity of the former he now cared not a jot, and he threw the book aside vowing that its hoydenish heroine was unbearable and he ...

— A Mere Accident • George Moore

... the authenticity of her mission because of the ignorance and simplicity of the messenger chosen. Joan smiled at that. She could have reminded these people that Our Lord, who is no respecter of persons, had chosen the lowly for his high purposes ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... this, and it was from this copy that all engravings have been taken. The hope, therefore, of possessing a portrait of the poet by such a man as Velasquez, is cheering; and there are some facts which go far enough to prove the thorough authenticity of ...

— The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 • Various

... me as to the authenticity of my letter to Sir J. Malcolm. I acknowledged it was substantially correct, and declared I could not have entertained any other sentiments without a dereliction of duty. He expressed disapprobation, considering the letter as evincing a determination to control the independence of judges. The ...

— A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II • Edward Law (Lord Ellenborough)

... of material let it be said that in all cases of doubt the authenticity of every utterance was proved; Beethoven is easily recognizable in the form and contents of his sayings. Attention must be directed to two matters in particular: after considerable reflection the compiler decided ...

— Beethoven: the Man and the Artist - As Revealed in his own Words • Ludwig van Beethoven

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