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inerrant

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK, US: /ɪnˈɛɹənt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Exhibiting inerrancy; without error.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He questions the tenability of regarding the Scriptures as inerrant, since no original copies exist.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not liable to error-G.G.Coulton

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent
  • lack an inerrant literary sense
  • an unerring marksman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inerrable, unerring

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English errant English inerrant From in- + errant.