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infallible

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in·fal·li·ble  (n-fl-bl)
adj.
1. Incapable of erring: an infallible guide; an infallible source of information.
2. Incapable of failing; certain: an infallible antidote; an infallible rule.
3. Roman Catholic Church Incapable of error in expounding doctrine on faith or morals.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin nfallibilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Medieval Latin fallibilis, fallible; see fallible.]

in·falli·bili·ty, in·falli·ble·ness n.
in·falli·bly adv.

infallible
Adjective
1. incapable of error
2. always successful: an infallible cure
3. (of the Pope) incapable of error in setting forth matters of doctrine on faith and morals
infallibility n
infallibly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.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"

infallible
Translations
infallible [ɪnˈfælɪbl] adjinfalible

infallible [ɪnˈfælɪbl] adjinfaillible

infallible [ɪnˈfælɪbl] adjunfehlbar

infallible [ɪnˈfælɪbl] adjinfallibile

infallible
adj infallible [inˈfӕləbl]
1 (of a person or his judgement etc) never making a mistake. onfeilbaar مَعْصوم عن الخَطأ، مُنَزَّه мепогрешим neomylný ufejlbarlig unfehlbar αλάνθαστος infalible eksimatu لغزش ناپذیر erehtymätön infaillible שֶׁאֵינוֹ שוֹגֶה अचूक,भ्रमामीत nepogrešiv csalhatatlan bebas kesalahan, sempurna óskeikull infallibile 間違いのない 잘못이 전혀 없는 neklystantis nekļūdīgs; nemaldīgs tak pernah salah onfeilbaar ufeilbarlig nieomylny infalível in­failibil безошибочный neomylný nezmotljiv nepogrešiv ofelbar, osviklig ซึ่งไม่มีข้อผิดพลาด yanılmaz, şaşmaz 沒有錯誤的 безпомилковий, непогрішимий خطا سے مبرّا luôn đúng
2 (of a remedy etc) always successful infallible cures. onfeilbaar ناجِع، مُؤَكَّد النَّجاح безпогрешен neselhávající ufejlbarlig; sikker unfehlbar σίγουρος, που πετυχαίνει πάντα infalible kindel خطا ناپذیر vuorenvarma infaillible בדוק अमोघ uspješan biztos selalu berhasil óbrigðull, áreiðanlegur infallibile 絶対確実な 신뢰할 수 있는 tikras, patikimas drošs (par kādu līdzekli) selalu berjaya feilloos ufeilbarlig niezawodny infalível sigur надёжный spoľahlivý zanesljiv nepogrešiv osviklig, säker ซึ่งถูกต้องเสมอ etkin, müessir 絕對有效的 надійний, вірний جس میں غلطی کا امکان نہ ہو không thể hỏng
n inˌfalliˈbility
onfeilbaarheid عِصْمَة عن الخَطَأ безпогрешност neomylnost ufejlbarlighed die Unfehlbarkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. αλάνθαστο(ς) infalibilidad eksimatus لغزش ناپذیری erehtymättömyys infaillibilité אִי-אֶפשָרוּת לִשגוֹת अमोघता nepogrešivost tévedhetetlenség, csal(atkoz)hatatlanság keharusan áreiðanleiki infallibilità 絶対確実 절대로 확실함 neklystamumas nekļūdīgums; nemaldīgums tidak membuat kesalahan onfeilbaarheid ufeilbarlighet nieomylność infalibilidade infailibilitate безошибочность; надёжность neomylnosť nezmotljivost nepogrešivost ofelbarhet ความไม่มีข้อผิดพลาด yanılmazlık, şaşmazlık 絕無錯誤 непогрішимість لغزش سے برأت tính hoàn hảo
adv inˈfallibly
onfeilbaar بِعصْمة عن الخَطأ، بنزاهَه непогрешимо spolehlivě ufejlbarligt unfehlbar αλάνθαστα infaliblemente eksimatult بطور لغزش ناپذیر erehtymättömästi infailliblement כְּמִי שֶאֵינוֹ טוֹעֶה לְעוֹלָם भ्रमातीत्व सिद्धांत nepogrešivo csalhatatlanul dengan manjur óhjákvæmilega, örugglega infallibilmente 絶対確実に 절대 확실하게 neklystamai nekļūdīgi; nemaldīgi dengan tidak pernah salah onfeilbaar, feilloos ufeilbarlig nieomylnie infalivelmente (în mod) infailibil, sigur безошибочно; надёжно spoľahlivo nezmotljivo nepogrešivo ofelbart อย่างไม่มีข้อผิดพลาด yanılmaksızın, şaşmadan 絕無錯誤地 безпомилково; надійно بغیر غلطی کے một cách hoàn hảo


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What delighted him was the thought how much easier it was to believe in a still existing living church, embracing all the beliefs of men, and having God at its head, and therefore holy and infallible, and from it to accept the faith in God, in the creation, the fall, the redemption, than to begin with God, a mysterious, far-away God, the creation, etc.
  He sought the page infallible of Brewer,
I will tell you: in consequence of their limitation they take immediate and secondary causes for primary ones, and in that way persuade themselves more quickly and easily than other people do that they have found an infallible foundation for their activity, and their minds are at ease and you know that is the chief thing.
 
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