infallibleadj.n.

/ɪnˈfalɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s infal(l)yble, 1500s -abil, -able, -iable.

Etymology: < medieval Latin infallibilis (in Bæda), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + fallibilis fallible adj. and n. Compare French infaillible (15th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter); also infailable adj.

A. adj. Not fallible.

1. Of persons, their judgements, etc.: Not liable to be deceived or mistaken; incapable of erring.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [adjective] > infallible

unfailablec1450

infalliblea1492

inerrable1613

unerrable1616

inerrant1837

dead-on1889

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. Prol. f. i/1 Blessyd be god our souerayn creatour & dyrectour Infallyble.

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 169/1 The infallible authoritie of the church in y^t god techeth it euery trueth requisite to y^e necessitie of mans saluacion.

1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) ii. §9 If General Councells may erre, I doe not see why particular Courts should be infallible .

1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 113 If the Popes authority be so great, and his judgement so infallible.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlviii. 181 Parliaments are not infallible.

1870 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic i. 8 As well might a man claim to be immortal in his body as infallible in his mind.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 160 You admitted that the ruler was not infallible and might be mistaken.

2. Of things: Not liable to fail, unfailing.

a. Not liable to prove false, erroneous, or mistaken; that unfailingly holds good.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective]

goodOE

substantial1419

soundc1440

allowablec1443

stronga1475

stable1481

infallible1526

sore1530

sincere1536

acknowledged1548

of…validity1581

firm1600

acknowledgeable1630

valiant1632

infallid1635

valid1651

copper-bottomed1890

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective]

sickera1400

undoubtingc1400

undoubtablec1425

doubtlessc1440

unsoilablec1449

unwithsayablec1450

undoubtedc1460

indoubted?1467

indubitate1480

undubitate1482

unrepugnablea1500

infallible1526

questionless1532

insoluble1533

irrefragable1533

undoubtful1533

inexpugnablea1535

uncontrolleda1535

undeniable1541

indisputable1551

indoubtable1557

unsoluble1559

uncontrollable1577

infringible1581

irreprovable1581

ungainsaid1587

unquestionable1587

unquarrelled1588

peremptory1589

irrefragatea1592

unrefellable1593

unrefutable1594

controversiless1604

unquestioned1604

undisputable1605

impleadable1606

contradictless1607

unargued1609

unchallengeable1611

uncontroversable1617

ungainsayable1618

irrefutable1620

indeniable1621

undenied1621

incontradictable1624

indenied1624

indubious1625

indubitable1625

undisputeda1627

uncontroversed1634

unchallengeda1639

God-given1642

indisputed1643

unconfutable1643

undubitable1643

incontrollable1646

incontrovertible1646

unquarrellable1646

watertight1647

unquaerable1657

uncontrovertible1664

incontestable1673

inconfutable1679

uncontestable1681

uncontested1683

uncontradictory1698

uncontradictable1707

incontested1712

irrevinciblea1746

contestlessa1750

innegable1772

irrecusable1776

unrebuttable1804

unassailable1830

unimpugnable1832

irrebuttablea1834

unquibbled1860

inarguablea1875

automatic1877

inoppugnable1885

indiscussible1893

indiscutable1933

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Hi Our lorde to wytnesse in his blessed promesse, whiche is infalible [1531 infalyble].

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 57 Th' infallible rules of Arithmetik and Geometrie.

1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians (new ed.) f. 158 It foloweth by an infallible consequence.

1654 E. Wolley tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Curia Politiæ 73 That Maxime is infallible, that what is just, is honourable.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ix. 228 The height of the mountains was itself an infallible mark of the harbour.

1764 T. Reid Inq. Human Mind i. §8. 104 This justly entitles her to my..confidence, till I find infallible proofs of her infidelity.

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 361 An infallible standard is a temptation to a mechanical faith.

b. Not liable to fail in its action or operation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > certain to succeed

unfailingc1400

unfailablea1525

indefectible1659

infallible1711

indefeatablea1754

surefire1838

undisappointable1871

sure-shot1895

slam dunk1980

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > greatly > in the utmost degree > infallible

never-failing1709

infallible1711

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 134. ⁋2 You..offer an infallible Cure of Vice and Folly, for the Price of one Penny.

1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is Bottomless-pit ix. 16 An infallible Ointment and Plaister.

1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 244 The one being often liable to fail, while the other is in its nature almost infallible.

1854 H. H. Wilson tr. Rig-veda II. 288 May she sew her work with an infallible needle.

1881 R. T. Cooke Somebody's Neighbors 64 He..mended china with an infallible cement.

c. That cannot fail to be, or to come; certain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > reliability > [adjective]

sickerc1100

very1303

certainc1325

trustyc1390

soothfasta1400

surea1400

unfailingc1400

unfailablea1525

unfallible1529

infailable1561

reliable1569

cocksurea1575

faithful1611

infalliblea1616

well-proven1639

unfallida1641

indefailable1693

securea1729

pukka1776

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 136 To accuse your Mothers; which is most infallible disobedience.

1623 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. (ed. 2) vi. liv. 189/2 A Forme infallible [1611 unfallible] to bee of the Britaines Coines.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present i. v. 42 One of the infalliblest fruits of Unwisdom.

B. n.

One who or that which is infallible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [noun] > infallibility > infallible person or thing

infallible1816

infallibility1886

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [noun] > instance of

indubitable1733

infallible1816

1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 333 What heretic shall presume to decide between these two discordant Infallibles?

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. i. ii. 8 Some proposed one kind of infallible, and some another.

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table vii. 199 A point of difference between an infallible and a heretic.

Derivatives

† inˈfallible v. Obsolete (transitive) to render infallibly certain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > make absolute [verb (transitive)]

peremptorize1611

infallible1656

1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 1 We wil first begin with Scripture Arguments the better to infallible it.

1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 1 We will next pursue it with right Reason which will selfly infallible it.

† inˈfallibleship n. Obsolete = infallibility n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [noun]

popeeOE

apostoilec1275

vicary1303

vicar1340

bridge maker1341

Antichristc1370

vicar generalc1386

Holy Fatherc1400

servant of the servants of Godc1405

His Holy Fatherhood?a1425

universal bishopc1475

holiness1502

harlot1535

papa1555

Apostolic seat1560

vicegerent1572

man of Rome1581

pontiff1583

bullman1588

apostolicship1599

Pontifex Maximus1610

infallibleship1613

sanctity1633

popeship1641

decretaliarch1656

blessedness1670

Holy seata1674

infallibilityship1679

pontifexa1680

holyshipc1680

unholiness1682

His Infallibility1834

Pape1927

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [noun] > infallibility > infallible person or thing > title of

infallibleship1613

infallibilityship1679

1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. ii. xxix. §4 His infallible-ship heares no farther in matters de facto then meaner men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	infallible
释义	infallibleadj.n. /ɪnˈfalɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s infal(l)yble, 1500s -abil, -able, -iable. Etymology: < medieval Latin infallibilis (in Bæda), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + fallibilis fallible adj. and n. Compare French infaillible (15th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter); also infailable adj. A. adj. Not fallible. 1. Of persons, their judgements, etc.: Not liable to be deceived or mistaken; incapable of erring. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [adjective] > infallible unfailablec1450 infalliblea1492 inerrable1613 unerrable1616 inerrant1837 dead-on1889 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. Prol. f. i/1 Blessyd be god our souerayn creatour & dyrectour Infallyble. 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 169/1 The infallible authoritie of the church in y^t god techeth it euery trueth requisite to y^e necessitie of mans saluacion. 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) ii. §9 If General Councells may erre, I doe not see why particular Courts should be infallible . View more context for this quotation 1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 113 If the Popes authority be so great, and his judgement so infallible. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlviii. 181 Parliaments are not infallible. 1870 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic i. 8 As well might a man claim to be immortal in his body as infallible in his mind. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 160 You admitted that the ruler was not infallible and might be mistaken. 2. Of things: Not liable to fail, unfailing. a. Not liable to prove false, erroneous, or mistaken; that unfailingly holds good. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] goodOE substantial1419 soundc1440 allowablec1443 stronga1475 stable1481 infallible1526 sore1530 sincere1536 acknowledged1548 of…validity1581 firm1600 acknowledgeable1630 valiant1632 infallid1635 valid1651 copper-bottomed1890 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective] sickera1400 undoubtingc1400 undoubtablec1425 doubtlessc1440 unsoilablec1449 unwithsayablec1450 undoubtedc1460 indoubted?1467 indubitate1480 undubitate1482 unrepugnablea1500 infallible1526 questionless1532 insoluble1533 irrefragable1533 undoubtful1533 inexpugnablea1535 uncontrolleda1535 undeniable1541 indisputable1551 indoubtable1557 unsoluble1559 uncontrollable1577 infringible1581 irreprovable1581 ungainsaid1587 unquestionable1587 unquarrelled1588 peremptory1589 irrefragatea1592 unrefellable1593 unrefutable1594 controversiless1604 unquestioned1604 undisputable1605 impleadable1606 contradictless1607 unargued1609 unchallengeable1611 uncontroversable1617 ungainsayable1618 irrefutable1620 indeniable1621 undenied1621 incontradictable1624 indenied1624 indubious1625 indubitable1625 undisputeda1627 uncontroversed1634 unchallengeda1639 God-given1642 indisputed1643 unconfutable1643 undubitable1643 incontrollable1646 incontrovertible1646 unquarrellable1646 watertight1647 unquaerable1657 uncontrovertible1664 incontestable1673 inconfutable1679 uncontestable1681 uncontested1683 uncontradictory1698 uncontradictable1707 incontested1712 irrevinciblea1746 contestlessa1750 innegable1772 irrecusable1776 unrebuttable1804 unassailable1830 unimpugnable1832 irrebuttablea1834 unquibbled1860 inarguablea1875 automatic1877 inoppugnable1885 indiscussible1893 indiscutable1933 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Hi Our lorde to wytnesse in his blessed promesse, whiche is infalible [1531 infalyble]. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 57 Th' infallible rules of Arithmetik and Geometrie. 1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians (new ed.) f. 158 It foloweth by an infallible consequence. 1654 E. Wolley tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Curia Politiæ 73 That Maxime is infallible, that what is just, is honourable. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ix. 228 The height of the mountains was itself an infallible mark of the harbour. 1764 T. Reid Inq. Human Mind i. §8. 104 This justly entitles her to my..confidence, till I find infallible proofs of her infidelity. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 361 An infallible standard is a temptation to a mechanical faith. b. Not liable to fail in its action or operation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > certain to succeed unfailingc1400 unfailablea1525 indefectible1659 infallible1711 indefeatablea1754 surefire1838 undisappointable1871 sure-shot1895 slam dunk1980 the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > greatly > in the utmost degree > infallible never-failing1709 infallible1711 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 134. ⁋2 You..offer an infallible Cure of Vice and Folly, for the Price of one Penny. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is Bottomless-pit ix. 16 An infallible Ointment and Plaister. 1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 244 The one being often liable to fail, while the other is in its nature almost infallible. 1854 H. H. Wilson tr. Rig-veda II. 288 May she sew her work with an infallible needle. 1881 R. T. Cooke Somebody's Neighbors 64 He..mended china with an infallible cement. c. That cannot fail to be, or to come; certain. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > reliability > [adjective] sickerc1100 very1303 certainc1325 trustyc1390 soothfasta1400 surea1400 unfailingc1400 unfailablea1525 unfallible1529 infailable1561 reliable1569 cocksurea1575 faithful1611 infalliblea1616 well-proven1639 unfallida1641 indefailable1693 securea1729 pukka1776 a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 136 To accuse your Mothers; which is most infallible disobedience. View more context for this quotation 1623 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. (ed. 2) vi. liv. 189/2 A Forme infallible [1611 unfallible] to bee of the Britaines Coines. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present i. v. 42 One of the infalliblest fruits of Unwisdom. B. n. One who or that which is infallible. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [noun] > infallibility > infallible person or thing infallible1816 infallibility1886 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [noun] > instance of indubitable1733 infallible1816 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 333 What heretic shall presume to decide between these two discordant Infallibles? 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. i. ii. 8 Some proposed one kind of infallible, and some another. 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table vii. 199 A point of difference between an infallible and a heretic. Derivatives † inˈfallible v. Obsolete (transitive) to render infallibly certain. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > make absolute [verb (transitive)] peremptorize1611 infallible1656 1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 1 We wil first begin with Scripture Arguments the better to infallible it. 1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 1 We will next pursue it with right Reason which will selfly infallible it. † inˈfallibleship n. Obsolete = infallibility n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [noun] popeeOE apostoilec1275 vicary1303 vicar1340 bridge maker1341 Antichristc1370 vicar generalc1386 Holy Fatherc1400 servant of the servants of Godc1405 His Holy Fatherhood?a1425 universal bishopc1475 holiness1502 harlot1535 papa1555 Apostolic seat1560 vicegerent1572 man of Rome1581 pontiff1583 bullman1588 apostolicship1599 Pontifex Maximus1610 infallibleship1613 sanctity1633 popeship1641 decretaliarch1656 blessedness1670 Holy seata1674 infallibilityship1679 pontifexa1680 holyshipc1680 unholiness1682 His Infallibility1834 Pape1927 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [noun] > infallibility > infallible person or thing > title of infallibleship1613 infallibilityship1679 1613 T. Jackson Eternall Truth Script. ii. xxix. §4 His infallible-ship heares no farther in matters de facto then meaner men. 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