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[ in-fal -uh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈfæl ə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective absolutely trustworthy or sure: an infallible rule.
unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain: an infallible remedy.
not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgment, or pronouncements: an infallible principle.
Roman Catholic Church . immune from fallacy or liability to error in expounding matters of faith or morals by virtue of the promise made by Christ to the Church.
noun an infallible person or thing.
Origin of infallible First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word infallibilis. See in-3 , fallible
synonym study for infallible 1, 2 . See reliable.
OTHER WORDS FROM infallible in·fal·li·bil·i·ty, in·fal·li·ble·ness, noun in·fal·li·bly, adverb non·in·fal·li·ble, adjective non·in·fal·li·bly, adverb Words nearby infallible inf, in fact, infallibilism, infallibility, infallibility, papal, infallible , infamize, infamous, infamy, infancy, infant
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Example sentences from the Web for infallible Even if he is, though, the pope may be infallible , but he is not omnipotent.
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Besides Diamond, some of the Saved By the Bell characters are portrayed as infallible angels.
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As long as they believed Saraswati was infallible , any dissatisfaction they experienced was a personal shortcoming.
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Buffett is not infallible and his hiding in the bunker does not make him appear stronger, wiser, or accountable.
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To the vast majority of the devout, Pope Benedict XVI is infallible and the church has done nothing wrong.
The Pope's Enablers | Barbie Latza Nadeau| April 12, 2010| DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, it was essential that he should perform these final actions with promptness, decision and infallible perspicacity.
The Crystal Stopper | Maurice LeBlanc
A true presentiment, an infallible provincial instinct, led them to couple the names of Gamard and Troubert.
The Vicar of Tours | Honore de Balzac
As there is but one infallible test as to a tree, so there is but one in respect to a man claiming to be a Christian.
Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters | Various
Such are the infallible marks by which the harbour of Chequetan may be known to those who keep well in with the land.
A Voyage Round the World | George Anson
I contend that the Bible does not present an infallible moral standard, and I have given many valid reasons why it does not.
The Bible | John E. Remsburg
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British Dictionary definitions for infallible adjective not fallible; not liable to error
not liable to failure; certain; sure an infallible cure
completely dependable or trustworthy
noun a person or thing that is incapable of error or failure
Derived forms of infallible infallibility or infallibleness , noun infallibly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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