sincerity Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
sincerity in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SINCERITY stands opposed to dissimulation or hypocrisy, and implies the entire correspondence of the heart with the expressions of the lips. 2 Cor 1:12. The original word refers to the bright and penetrating light of the sun, and denotes such things as, on being examined by the brightest light, are found pure and unadulterated.