historicity
/ˌhɪstəˈrɪsɪti
/noun [mass noun]
Historical authenticity: the historicity of bible narrative...
- If they'd just be quiet, any debate over the film would center on its biblical faithfulness, its historicity, and on Christian theological issues.
- And, indeed, there is a huge amount of circumstantial evidence supporting the basic historicity of the Bible.
- Given recognition of poetry as drenched in historicity, how can poets work?