Meanings
plural onlyers · alternative onlier
- in compoundsinformalusuallySomeone who only adheres to the particular thing mentioned, excluding any alternatives.
A KJV-onlyer believes that the King James Version of the Bible is superior to all other versions.
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The meaning that can be derived from the word itself is "without error." In other words, the Bible was given without error of any sort. Now, excepting KJV-onlyers, most inerrantists would limit inerrancy to the original writings, none of which currently exist.
1997 August 16, Trevor Peterson, “Re: Contradictions in the Bible”, in christnet.theology (Usenet)A former Managing Director of ours made a statement when he said that there are no 'onlyers' in this business: 'only' a parts picker or 'only' a warehouseman.
2002, Colin Shaw, Building Great Customer ExperiencesIf that is true, then all the rest of the candidates are Israel-Onlyers
2016 February 11, Bradford Richardson, “Sanders’s Secret Service code name revealed”, in The Hill
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onlyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onlyer
“onlyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onlyer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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