principle vs verity

principle

noun
  • A fundamental assumption or guiding belief. 

  • A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality. 

  • A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem. 

  • A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied. 

  • Bernoulli's Principle 

  • An original faculty or endowment. 

  • A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause. 

  • Moral rule or aspect. 

verb
  • To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct. 

verity

noun
  • A true statement; an established doctrine. 

  • Truth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity. 

How often have the words principle and verity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )