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inerrancy

[ in-er-uhn-see, -ur- ]

/ ɪnˈɛr ən si, -ˈɜr- /

noun

lack of error; infallibility.

the belief that the Bible is free from error in matters of science as well as those of faith.Compare creationism (def. 3).

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of inerrancy

First recorded in 1810–20; inerr(ant) + -ancy

Words nearby inerrancy

inequity, inequivalve, ineradicable, inerasable, inerrable, inerrancy, inerrant, inerrantism, inerratic, inert, inertance

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Example sentences from the Web for inerrancy

Burgon was a believer in Biblical inerrancy, or what we'd call a fundamentalist.
Petra|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For a doctrine of inerrancy is manifestly unserviceable until errors of transmission have been eliminated.
The Making of the New Testament|Benjamin W. Bacon
For how can faith in an inerrant Bible and unbelief in its inerrancy abide in harmony in the same house?
The Church, the Schools and Evolution|J. E. (Judson Eber) Conant
There is, in fact, not a single quality of human nature that can be said to act with inerrancy.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen

An order from the Vatican was law; and the Bishop obeyed it with no other thought than its inerrancy and inexorability.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
Only in this way could its inerrancy and divinity have been preserved.
The Bible|John E. Remsburg

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