Meanings
- idiomaticUnquestionable, absolute truth.
Origin
Truth, intensified by its redundant modification with honest, and further intensified by the specification that the “honest truth” comes from God (traditionally considered a most trustworthy authority).
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God's honest truth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God's%20honest%20truth
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