Definition of "inerrancy" [in•er•ran•cy]

• Freedom from error or untruths; infallibility: belief in the inerrancy of the Scriptures. (noun)

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• "An actual quote: I am among those who feel that the term inerrancy has become for Evangelicals severely overqualified because of the recognition of the tensions between older formulations of the term and the developments in our understanding of the Bible and its world."
• "Still, I think there's a case to be made that we need to leave the term inerrancy behind."
• "James, maybe the word inerrancy should be dropped, but do you think one could still have a high view of divine inspiration and authority can be maintained even if the Bible clearly is not "historical" or "scientific" in the modern sense of the term?"