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inerrancy

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[in-er-uhn-see, -ur-] / ɪnˈɛr ən si, -ˈɜr- /

noun

  1. lack of error; infallibility.

  2. the belief that the Bible is free from error in matters of science as well as those of faith.

Etymology

Origin of inerrancy

First recorded in 1810–20; inerr(ant) + -ancy

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