inerrant

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Recent Examples of inerrant But Fosdick’s real radicalism lay in his insistence that Scripture was not static or inerrant but needed to be read in the context of an evolving culture and country. Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Robinson was a devoutly Protestant academic who believed in the Bible’s inerrant truth. Andrew Lawler, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 Its author, Harold Lindsell, a seminary professor and the powerful editor of Christianity Today magazine, warned that evangelical progressives no longer believed that the Bible was the inerrant word of God. Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021 He was taught that a lustful glance or a sip of wine would result in perpetual torment, and that the Quran was the literal and inerrant word of God; because the Quran didn’t mention dinosaurs, dinosaurs had never existed. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inerrant
Adjective
  • But Radcliffe noted that her method for screening polls is not infallible.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • No decision of any kind is infallible given the vagaries of human behavior.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The pass the Netherlands forward wrapped into Alexander Isak’s feet was perfect.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Hoosiers have won 17 straight games, the longest active winning streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and are a perfect 16-0 at home under Cignetti.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • If the premise is that for the Commanders to excel, Daniels needs to excel — and that’s a pretty foolproof premise — then Blough’s ability to keep his quarterback out of danger and maximize his extraordinary abilities is paramount.
    Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Discerning genuine niceness from manipulation lacks a foolproof method.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Dean has an unerring sense about how to let her voice glide to the cumulus layer and back again, without remotely ever going over the top.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • While there is undeniable star power, and an unerring ability to get the job done, England will have opportunities to make a mark of their own.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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“Inerrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inerrant. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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