papal infallibility
the dogma that the pope cannot err in a solemn teaching addressed to the whole church on a matter of faith or morals.
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How to use papal infallibility in a sentence
A small number of Catholics, including several men of learning and distinction, refused to accept papal infallibility.
Though he did not favour the dogma of papal infallibility he submitted as soon as it was defined.
No part of his book is more vigorous or picturesque than the chapter dealing with the proclamation of papal infallibility.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters | Edmund William GosseAn attempt was made to get the papal infallibility acknowledged in the address.
The History of Freedom | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonThat's the problem to the Englishwoman to whom good coffee is a mystery as unfathomable as original sin or papal infallibility.
The Feasts of Autolycus | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
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