in·er·rant

[in-er-uhnt, -ur-]
adjective
free from error; infallible.

Origin:
1645–55; < Latin inerrant-, equivalent to in- in-3 + errant-, stem of errāns present participle of errāre to wander, err; see -ant

in·er·ran·cy, noun
in·er·rant·ly, adverb
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inerrable or inerrant (ɪnˈɛrəbəl, ɪnˈɛrənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
less common words for infallible
 
inerrant or inerrant
 
adj
 
inerra'bility or inerrant
 
n
 
in'errableness or inerrant
 
n
 
in'errancy or inerrant
 
n
 
in'errably or inerrant
 
adv

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Inerrant is always a great word to know.
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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).
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It's only the people that view certain holy books as inerrant that have a problem with good science education.
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