inerrancy

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

/ ɪnˈɛr ən si, -ˈɜr- /

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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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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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

Burgon was a believer in Biblical inerrancy, or what we'd call a fundamentalist.
Petra|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is, in fact, not a single quality of human nature that can be said to act with inerrancy.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
Such a teacher must believe in the inerrancy of the autographs of Scripture.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
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

Too blind a confidence in the inerrancy of logic is almost as dangerous as superstition.
Preventable Diseases|Woods Hutchinson
One contradiction is fatal to the claim of inerrancy and divinity.
The Bible|John E. Remsburg