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INERRANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Christianity) exemption from error
Example:
biblical inerrancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("inerrancy" is a kind of...):
infallibility (the quality of never making an error)
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)
Antonym:
errancy (fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err)
Derivation:
inerrant (not liable to error)