| English Dictionary |
INERRANCY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does inerrancy mean?
• INERRANCY (noun)
The noun INERRANCY has 1 sense:
1. (Christianity) exemption from error
Familiarity information: INERRANCY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Christianity) exemption from error
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
biblical inerrancy
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)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The more you mow the lawn, the faster the grass grows." (Albanian proverb)
"Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy." (Arabic proverb)
"Haste and speed are rarely good" (Dutch proverb)