Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inerrantist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-erran-tist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who believes in the inerrancy of religious scripture.

adj

Pertaining to such beliefs.

Example Sentences

"Both the errantist and the inerrantist, each in his own way, allows the conviction that geocentricism is false to shape his interpretation of what God was saying by way of that passage from Psalm 93."
"If you were to ask an inerrantist if she agrees with Ezek 18:20, she would certainly answer in the affirmative."
"Theologians who reject the inerrantist view of the Bible have pointed out several problems with it."
"Many commentators, especially those with an “inerrantist” view of Scripture, claim that any interpretation questioning the actions of Elisha and the value of this story is sinful."

Etymology

From inerrant + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: inerrant

Inflected Forms

inerrantists (plural) more inerrantist (comparative) most inerrantist (superlative)

Questions

What does inerrantist mean?: Someone who believes in the inerrancy of religious scripture.
Where does inerrantist come from?: From inerrant + -ist.

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