errancy

[ er-uhn-see, ur- ]

noun

, plural er·ran·cies.

1. the state or an instance of erring. erring.
2. tendency to err.

ˈerrancy

/ ˈɛrənsɪ /

noun

1. the state or an instance of erring or a tendency to err
2. Christianity the holding of views at variance with accepted doctrine

Word History and Origins

Origin of errancy¹

First recorded in 1615–25, errancy is from the Latin word errantia a wandering. See errant, -cy

Example Sentences

But that very effort to reform it proclaims its errancy, and, I take the liberty of adding, its abomination also.

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He replied collectedly enough in speech, but with that ramble and errancy clouding his eyes.

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But those who knew Mr. Woods personally will readily acquit him of the charge of any such ethnological errancy.

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She liked to think and to say that after all, in spite of her husband's errancy, Chicago was also her city.

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