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infallibility
in·fal·li·ble I0124600 (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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | infallibility - the quality of never making an errordependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness - the quality of being dependable or reliableinerrancy - (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 moralityfallibility - the likelihood of making errors |
infallibilitynoun1. supremacy, perfection, omniscience, impeccability, faultlessness, irrefutability, unerringness exaggerated views of the infallibility of science2. reliability, safety, dependability, trustworthiness, sureness The technical infallibility of their systems is without doubt.Translationsinfallible (inˈfӕləbl) adjective1. (of a person or his judgement etc) never making a mistake. (人或其判斷)永不犯錯的 没有错误的2. (of a remedy etc) always successful. infallible cures. (治療)絕對有效的 确实可靠的inˌfalliˈbility noun 永不犯錯 绝无错误inˈfallibly adverb 永不犯錯地 绝无错误地infallibility
infallibility (ĭnfăl'əbĭl`ətē), in Christian thought, exemption from the possibility of error, bestowed on the church as a teaching authority, as a gift of the Holy Spirit. It has been believed since the earliest times to be guaranteed in such scriptural passages as John 14.16,17. The analogous attribute of the Bible is usually called inerrancy. Protestants widely reject infallibility of the church. The Orthodox Eastern Church holds that only the church, taken as an integral community and spiritual body guided by the Holy Spirit, is infallible. Roman Catholics hold that the infallibility of the church is vested in the pope, when he speaks ex cathedra (i.e., from the chair of Peter, as the visible head of the church) on matters of faith and morals. Definitive pronouncements resulting from an ecumenical council, when ratified by the pope, are also held to be infallible. The pope speaks ex cathedra only rarely and after long deliberation. The dogma of papal infallibility was enunciated by the First Vatican Council (1870). Bibliography See B. Tierney, Origins of Papal Infallibility, 1150–1350 (1972). infallibility
Synonyms for infallibilitynoun supremacySynonyms- supremacy
- perfection
- omniscience
- impeccability
- faultlessness
- irrefutability
- unerringness
noun reliabilitySynonyms- reliability
- safety
- dependability
- trustworthiness
- sureness
Antonyms for infallibilitynoun the quality of never making an errorRelated Words- dependability
- dependableness
- reliability
- reliableness
- inerrancy
- papal infallibility
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