inerrant
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ənt, -ˈɜr- adjective
free from error; infallible.
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| less common words for infallible | |
| inerrant or inerrant | |
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| inerra'bility or inerrant | |
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| in'errableness or inerrant | |
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| in'errancy or inerrant | |
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| in'errably or inerrant | |
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Inerrant
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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).
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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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