inerrancy
Americannoun
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lack of error; infallibility.
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the belief that the Bible is free from error in matters of science as well as those of faith.
Etymology
Origin of inerrancy
First recorded in 1810–20; inerr(ant) + -ancy
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Explanation
Something that has inerrancy is completely accurate and cannot be wrong. Many Christians believe in the inerrancy of the Bible. You're most likely to come across the noun inerrancy in a religious context. It usually describes Christian religious writing — particularly the Bible — and the word of God. People who believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible are most likely to emphasize its inerrancy. In other words, they think that everything in the Bible is the literal truth. Inerrancy comes from inerrant, which originally referred to stars in the sky, and which is rooted in inerrantem, "not wandering" in Latin.
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Some conservatives reject the Inerrancy idea altogether but insist that the Bible is absolutely trustworthy on theology and ethics and substantially accurate on history.
From Time Magazine Archive
He went after Boyle on every doctrine in the catalogue where it was possible for a man to get off the track, Inspiration, Inerrancy, the Mosaic Authorship, and the whole Robertson Smith business.
From The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies by Connor, Ralph
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