historicity

[ his-tuh-ris-i-tee ]

/ ˌhɪs təˈrɪs ɪ ti /

noun

historical authenticity.

Nearby words

historical present, historical school, historical sociology, historical-cost accounting, historicism, historicity, historicize, historied, historiographer, historiography, historrhexis

Origin of historicity

1875–80; probably < French historicité. See historic, -ity

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Examples from the Web for historicity

Numerous countries in Western Europe have made it a serious crime to question the historicity of the Holocaust.
Free Speech: A Cloistered Value?|Hussein Ibish|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There are, indeed, other reasons for doubting the historicity of these two.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718|Wallace Notestein
But it was not safe to give up the idea of historicity altogether.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation|Ernst Von Dobschutz
Titles are words, and we do not speak of the historicity or the non-historicity of words.
The Truth About Jesus is He a Myth?|M. M. Mangasarian

Their complete silence is damaging beyond help to the historicity of Tell.
The Truth About Jesus is He a Myth?|M. M. Mangasarian
This is not enough to prove his historicity, but it is an important link in the chain.
The Truth About Jesus is He a Myth?|M. M. Mangasarian

British Dictionary definitions for historicity

historicity

/ (ˌhɪstəˈrɪsɪtɪ) /

noun

historical authenticity

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