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ERRANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("errancy" is a kind of...):
fallibility (the likelihood of making errors)
Antonym:
inerrancy ((Christianity) exemption from error)
Derivation:
err (to make a mistake or be incorrect)
errant (straying from the right course or from accepted standards)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility
Example:
he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("errancy" is a kind of...):
unacceptability; unacceptableness (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Derivation:
errant (straying from the right course or from accepted standards)
