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in⋅er⋅ran⋅cy

  [in-er-uhn-see, -ur-]
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–noun
1. lack of error; infallibility.
2. the belief that the Bible is free from error in matters of science as well as those of faith. Compare creationism (def. 3).
Origin:
1810–20; inerr(ant) + -ancy
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in⋅er⋅rant

  [in-er-uhnt, -ur-]
–adjective
free from error; infallible.
Origin:
1645–55; < L inerrant-, equiv. to in- in- 3 + errant-, s. of errāns prp. of errāre to wander, err; see -ant

Related forms:
in⋅er⋅ran⋅cy, noun
in⋅er⋅rant⋅ly, adverb
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in·er·ran·cy   (ĭn-ěr'ən-sē)   
n.  Freedom from error or untruths; infallibility: belief in the inerrancy of the Scriptures.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

inerrant 
1652, in ref. to "fixed" stars (as opposed to "wandering" planets), from L. inerrantem (nom. inerrans) "not wandering," from in- "not" + errans, prp. of errare "to err" (see err).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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