infallibilism

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noun

A doctrine of the infallibility of a certain person or thing, especially (Roman Catholicism) the doctrine of papal infallibility; support of this doctrine.

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Meanings

nouninfallibilism (countable and uncountable, plural infallibilisms)

plural infallibilisms

  1. countableuncountableA doctrine of the infallibility of a certain person or thing, especially (Roman Catholicism) the doctrine of papal infallibility; support of this doctrine.
  2. countableuncountableepistemologyThe theory that belief in a true proposition counts as knowledge only if the proposition is necessarily entailed by the evidence or reasoning that supports this belief.
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APA

infallibilism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infallibilism

MLA

“infallibilism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infallibilism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infallibilism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infallibilism.

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