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inerrancy
[ in-er-uhn-see, -ur- ]
noun
- lack of error; infallibility.
- the belief that the Bible is free from error in matters of science as well as those of faith. Compare creationism ( def 3 ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inerrancy1
First recorded in 1810–20; inerr(ant) + -ancy
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Example Sentences
Burgon was a believer in Biblical inerrancy, or what we'd call a fundamentalist.
From The Daily Beast
There is, in fact, not a single quality of human nature that can be said to act with inerrancy.
From Project Gutenberg
Such a teacher must believe in the inerrancy of the autographs of Scripture.
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An order from the Vatican was law; and the Bishop obeyed it with no other thought than its inerrancy and inexorability.
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Too blind a confidence in the inerrancy of logic is almost as dangerous as superstition.
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One contradiction is fatal to the claim of inerrancy and divinity.
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