inerrant
/in'erəbl/ Cách viết khác : (inerrant) /in'erənt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not liable to error; incapable of making mistakes: Describes something or someone that is free from error or absolutely correct. Often used in theological or formal contexts to describe doctrines, texts, or authorities considered infallible.
- Unfailing; precisely accurate: Used to describe an action or skill performed with perfect accuracy.
Usage and Examples
General Usage:
- The doctrine claimed the pope was inerrant on matters of faith.
- She has an inerrant sense of direction; she never gets lost.
In Context:
- Theological: The council declared the scripture to be inerrant in its original manuscripts.
- Descriptive: The veteran detective had an inerrant instinct for spotting lies.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "Inerrant" vs. "Infallible": While often used interchangeably, inerrant can specifically emphasize freedom from factual error, whereas infallible may emphasize an inability to fail in a broader sense.
- The guidebook is practically inerrant regarding train schedules. (Suggests extreme factual accuracy).
- Used to describe abstract qualities like judgment, sense, or instinct that are considered flawless.
Variants and Related Words
- Inerrancy (n): The quality or state of being inerrant; freedom from error.
- He argued for the inerrancy of the biblical text.
- Inerrantly (adv): In an inerrant manner.
- The system inerrantly identifies the correct solution.
Synonyms
- Infallible: Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
- Unerring: Always right or accurate.
- Faultless: Free from defect or error.
- Impeccable: In accordance with the highest standards; faultless.
Antonyms
- Fallible: Capable of making mistakes or being erroneous.
- Erroneous: Wrong; incorrect.
- Faulty: Containing a defect or imperfection.
Adjective
- not liable to error
- the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent-G.G.Coulton
- lack an inerrant literary sense
- an unerring marksman