inerrable
/in'erəbl/ Cách viết khác : (inerrant) /in'erənt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Incapable of making mistakes; infallible: Describes a person, entity, or source that is considered absolutely free from error.
- Unfailing; always accurate: Describes something that is consistently correct or precise.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The doctrine claimed the scripture was inerrable and divinely inspired.
- An inerrable guide is a rare and valuable asset in complex research.
- He aimed with inerrable accuracy, hitting the target every time.
Advanced Usage
- "Theoretically inerrable": Used to describe something considered perfect or without fault in principle or theory, even if not always demonstrable in practice.
- The system was designed to be theoretically inerrable.
Variants and Related Words
- Inerrant (adj): A more common variant with identical meaning; incapable of error.
- She trusted the inerrant wisdom of the ancient text.
- Inerrancy (n): The quality or state of being inerrable.
- The debate centered on the inerrancy of the historical account.
Synonyms
- Infallible: Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
- Unerring: Always right or accurate.
- Faultless: Free from defect or error.
Antonyms
- Fallible: Capable of making mistakes.
- Erroneous: Wrong; incorrect.
- Faulty: Containing defects; imperfect.
Adjective
- not liable to error
- the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent-G.G.Coulton
- lack an inerrant literary sense
- an unerring marksman