† unerrableadj.
Obsolete.
= inerrable adj.
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
1616 R. Sheldon Suruey Miracles Church of Rome vii. 142 This puddle of Pope Ioane, whereout the ignominy of your vnerrable See is so liuely discouered.
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xviii. 67 The ancient Types..already made use of by his choice who was unerrable.
1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ Pref. 12 Those sole unerrable Records of the Holy Scriptures.
1984 New Yorker 12 Mar. 39/1 A submachine gun blasts at him from unerrable range.
Derivatives
Obsolete.† unˈerrableness n. Obsolete
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [noun] > infallibility
unbeguilefulnessc1456
infalliblenessa1586
infallibility1611
inerrableness1620
inerrability1627
unerrability1628
unerrableness1646
unerrancy1646
undeceivableness1685
inerrancy1865
1646 H. Hammond View Exceptions to Visct. Falkland's Disc. Infallibilitie 186 Concluding the truth of all their assertions from the unerrablenesse of the asserter.
1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xvi. 370 The danger of presuming upon the unerrableness of a guide.
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