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单词 errancy
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errancy

[ er-uhn-see, ur- ]
/ ˈɛr ən si, ˈɜr- /
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noun, plural er·ran·cies.

the state or an instance of erring.
tendency to err.

Origin of errancy

First recorded in 1615–25, errancy is from the Latin word errantia a wandering. See errant, -cy

Words nearby errancy

erotomania, erotopathy, erotophobia, ERPF, err, errancy, errand, errand boy, errant, errantry, errare humanum est
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Example sentences from the Web for errancy

  • But that very effort to reform it proclaims its errancy, and, I take the liberty of adding, its abomination also.

    Defense of the Faith and the Saints (Volume 1 of 2)|B. H. Roberts
  • He replied collectedly enough in speech, but with that ramble and errancy clouding his eyes.

    The Insurrection in Dublin|James Stephens
  • She liked to think and to say that after all, in spite of her husband's errancy, Chicago was also her city.

    One Woman's Life|Robert Herrick

British Dictionary definitions for errancy

errancy
/ (ˈɛrənsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

the state or an instance of erring or a tendency to err
Christianity the holding of views at variance with accepted doctrine
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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