inerrant
Incapable of mistakes
Inerrant means without error—completely accurate and free from mistakes.
The word appears almost exclusively in religious contexts, particularly debates about scripture: believers in an inerrant Bible, the doctrine of biblical inerrancy.
To call a text inerrant is to claim it contains no falsehoods whatsoever, a stronger assertion than merely calling it authoritative or inspired.
Incapable of being wrong
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- faultlessFree from any defect
- impeccableFree from any defect
- perfectWithout any flaw
flawless · immaculate · unblemished · accurate · precise · correct · reliable · unfailing
Incapable of being wrong
- inspiredMoved to action
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- canonicalAccepted as standard
- scriptureSacred religious writings
biblical · gospel · revelation · divine · sacred · holy · prophetic · apostolic
Impossible to modify
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- inviolableImpossible to breach
- unquestionableCannot be challenged
- indisputableImpossible to contest
authoritative · definitive · conclusive · irrefutable · undeniable · incontrovertible · binding · fixed
infallible
Incapable of being wrong
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- faultlessFree from any defect
- impeccableFree from any defect
perfect · flawless · immaculate · unblemished · accurate · precise · correct · reliable · unfailing · unimpeachable
infallible
Incapable of being wrong
- inspiredMoved to action
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- canonicalAccepted as standard
scripture · biblical · gospel · revelation · divine · sacred · holy · prophetic · apostolic · plenary
unchangeable
Impossible to modify
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- inviolableImpossible to breach
- unquestionableCannot be challenged
indisputable · authoritative · definitive · conclusive · irrefutable · undeniable · incontrovertible · binding · fixed · eternal
inerranterrant
Deviating from proper course
fallible · erroneous · error-prone · mistaken · faulty
inerrantfallible
Capable of error
unreliable · untrustworthy · questionable · dubious · suspect
inerrantfallible
Capable of error
uninspired · corrupted · flawed · apocryphal · revisable