Definition of infallible Infallible

/ɪnfæˈlʌbʌl/ - [infatlubul] - in•fal•li•ble

We found 8 definitions of infallible from 5 different sources.

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What does infallible mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

infallible - incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"
  fallible likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"
  foolproof, unfailing not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • infallible (a.)
    Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable.
  • infallible (a.)
    Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy.
  • infallible (a.)
    Incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals. See Papal infallibility, under Infallibility.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • infallible
    in-fal′i-bl, adj. incapable of error: trustworthy: certain.—ns. Infall′ibilism; Infall′ibilist; Infallibil′ity.—adv. Infall′ibly.—The doctrine of infallibility in the R.C. Church, since 1870, is that the Pope, when speaking ex cathedrâ, is kept from error in all that regards faith and morals

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