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infallibilism

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

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Meaning 1

A doctrine of the infallibility of a certain person or thing, especially (Roman Catholicism) the doctrine of papal infallibility; support of this doctrine.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 2

The theory that belief in a true proposition counts as knowledge only if the proposition is necessarily entailed by the evidence or reasoning that supports this belief.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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