infallibility
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in·fal·li·ble
(ĭn-făl′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Incapable of erring: an infallible guide; an infallible source of information.
2. Incapable of failing; certain: an infallible antidote; an infallible rule.
3. Roman Catholic Church Incapable of error in expounding doctrine on faith or morals.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin īnfallibilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Medieval Latin fallibilis, fallible; see fallible.]
in·fal′li·bil′i·ty, in·fal′li·ble·ness n.
in·fal′li·bly adv.
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| Noun | 1. | infallibility - the quality of never making an error dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness - the quality of being dependable or reliable inerrancy - (Christianity) exemption from error; "biblical inerrancy" papal infallibility - belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality fallibility - the likelihood of making errors |
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infallibility
noun
1. supremacy, perfection, omniscience, impeccability, faultlessness, irrefutability, unerringness exaggerated views of the infallibility of science
2. reliability, safety, dependability, trustworthiness, sureness The technical infallibility of their systems is without doubt.
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Translations
عِصْمَة عن الخَطَأ
neomylnost
ufejlbarlighed
InfallibilitätUnfehlbarkeit
csal hatatlanságtévedhetetlenség
áreiîanleiki
neomylnosť
şaşmazlıkyanılmazlık
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infallibility
n → Unfehlbarkeit f (also Eccl)
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infallible
(inˈfӕləbl) adjective1. (of a person or his judgement etc) never making a mistake.
2. (of a remedy etc) always successful. infallible cures.
inˌfalliˈbility nouninˈfallibly adverb
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