inerrant

[in-er-uh nt, -ur-]

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adjective

free from error; infallible.

Origin of inerrant

1645–55; < Latin inerrant-, equivalent to in- in-³ + errant-, stem of errāns present participle of errāre to wander, err; see -ant

Related formsin·er·ran·cy, nounin·er·rant·ly, adverb

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Related Words for inerrant

authoritative, flawless, unbeatable, foolproof, imminent, unavoidable, certain, perfect, sure, valid, proper, correct, true, assured, sound, real, faithful, amen, complete, utter

Examples from the Web for inerrant

Contemporary Examples of inerrant

“The Bible is, of course, the only inerrant Word of God,” she acknowledges.
The Strange Saga of ‘Jesus Calling,’ The Evangelical Bestseller You’ve Never Heard Of
Ruth Graham
February 23, 2014

Historical Examples of inerrant

They are representing the purposes of God in His inerrant governmental dealings with the earth.
The Prophet Ezekiel
Arno C. Gaebelein
We believe prophecies, not because history has measured up to them, but we believe them because they are the inerrant Word of God.
The Prophet Ezekiel
Arno C. Gaebelein
This formula is the divine challenge to every form of unbelief in an inerrant Bible.
The Church, the Schools and Evolution
J. E. (Judson Eber) Conant
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
No one can accept the theory of evolution and the doctrine of an inerrant Bible at the same time.
The Church, the Schools and Evolution
J. E. (Judson Eber) Conant

Word Origin and History for inerrant

adj.

1650s, in reference to "fixed" stars (as opposed to "wandering" planets), from Latin inerrantem (nominative inerrans) "not wandering," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + errans, present participle of errare "to err" (see err).