inerrant

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UK, US/ɪnˈɛɹənt/

adjective

Exhibiting inerrancy; without error.

“He questions the tenability of regarding the Scriptures as inerrant, since no original copies exist.”

Similar
inerrableunerringinfallible
OriginEnglish errant ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveinerrant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExhibiting inerrancy; without error.

    He questions the tenability of regarding the Scriptures as inerrant, since no original copies exist.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot liable to error

Similar
inerrableunerringinfallible
Also see
inerrableinfallibleunerring

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englisherrant
  8. Englishinerrant

From in- + errant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Terriann
Cite this entry
APA

inerrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inerrant

MLA

“inerrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inerrant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inerrant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inerrant.

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