inerrancy

[ in-er-uhn-see, -ur- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 ).

First recorded in 1810–20; inerr(ant) + -ancy

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Burgon was a believer in Biblical inerrancy, or what we'd call a fundamentalist.

There is, in fact, not a single quality of human nature that can be said to act with inerrancy.

Such a teacher must believe in the inerrancy of the autographs of Scripture.

An order from the Vatican was law; and the Bishop obeyed it with no other thought than its inerrancy and inexorability.

Too blind a confidence in the inerrancy of logic is almost as dangerous as superstition.

One contradiction is fatal to the claim of inerrancy and divinity.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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