inerrant

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

/ ɪnˈɛr ənt, -ˈɜr- /

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adjective

free from error; infallible.

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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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“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|DAILY BEAST
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
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
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

They are representing the purposes of God in His inerrant governmental dealings with the earth.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
Its musicianship—the sheer technical artistry which contrived it—is stupefying in its enormous and inerrant mastery.
Aspects of Modern Opera|Lawrence Gilman

Word Origin and History for inerrant

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).

inerrant

adjective

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