Sin*cer"i*ty (?), n. [L. sinceritas: cf. F. sinc'erit'e.]
The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.
I protest, in the sincerity of love.
Shak.
Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important.
Knox.
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