inerrant

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Recent Examples of inerrant Robinson was a devoutly Protestant academic who believed in the Bible’s inerrant truth. Andrew Lawler, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 Its author, Harold Lindsell, a seminary professor and the powerful editor of Christianity Today magazine, warned that evangelical progressives no longer believed that the Bible was the inerrant word of God. Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021 Luther believed that Scripture is inerrant and intelligible. Stefan Beck, Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2021 He was taught that a lustful glance or a sip of wine would result in perpetual torment, and that the Quran was the literal and inerrant word of God; because the Quran didn’t mention dinosaurs, dinosaurs had never existed. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inerrant
Adjective
  • Advanced Navigation View 2 Images Even though most of today's aircraft rely heavily on GPS for navigation, the technology is far from infallible.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Authentic leadership fosters trust and connection, yet many leaders feel compelled to hide behind an infallible persona.
    Imamu "Mu" Tomlinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
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    Ali Rampling, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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    Sophia Panych, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Google says this feature (previously available as a limited beta) is not foolproof, as scammers often change up their tactics.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, social media, with its unerring ability to optimize our feeds for outrage, has only amplified that tendency.
    Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • The film’s blistering opening salvo, a frenetic shootout designed to introduce us to Fok’s unerring dedication to old-school law enforcement, sees the camera adopt Fok’s POV for much of the action.
    James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Inerrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inerrant. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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