Definition of "errancy" [er•ran•cy]

• The state of erring or an instance of it. (noun)

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• "If it has to be precisely a claim to "errancy" in so many words, that might be harder."
• "It is true that signs must be qualified by matter - we must recognize their material autonomy (and, hence, their "errancy") - but, I'm claiming, it is perhaps to recognize the semiological character of matter itself."
• "Maybe my roots are just too conservative but I'm just uncomfortable with the language of 'errancy' when it comes to Scripture."