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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 [ɪnˈfæləbəl]
adj
1. not fallible; not liable to error
2. not liable to failure; certain; sure an infallible cure
3. completely dependable or trustworthy
n
a person or thing that is incapable of error or failure
infallibility , infallibleness 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
adjective
1. perfect, impeccable, faultless, unerring, omniscient, unimpeachable She had an infallible eye for style.
perfect fallible, imperfect, human, errant
2. sure, certain, reliable, unbeatable, dependable, trustworthy, foolproof, sure-fire (informal), unfailing She hit on an infallible way of staying sober amid a flood of toasts.
sure unreliable, undependable, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unsure
Translations
infallible [ɪnˈfæləbl] ADJ (= unfailing) [remedy, method, punctuality] → infalible
she has the infallible knack of saying the wrong thing at the wrong timeno falla, siempre mete la pata en el momento más inoportuno

infallible [ɪnˈfælɪbəl] adj
[person] → infaillible
to be infallible → être infaillible
(= unerring) → infaillible

infallible
adjunfehlbar (also Eccl)

infallible [ɪnˈfæləbl] adjinfallibile
infallible [ɪnˈfæləbl] 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 (人或其判斷)永不犯錯的 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 pettämätön infaillible בדוק अमोघ uspješan biztos selalu berhasil óbrigðull, áreiðanlegur infallibile 絶対確実な 확실한 tikras, patikimas drošs (par kādu līdzekli) selalu berjaya feilloos ufeilbarlig niezawodny infalível sigur надёжный spoľahlivý zanesljiv nepogrešiv osviklig, säker ซึ่งถูกต้องเสมอ etkin, müessir (治療)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 잘못이 없음 neklystamumas nekļūdīgums; nemaldīgums tidak membuat kesalahan onfeilbaarheid ufeilbarlighet nieomylność infalibilidade infailibilitate безошибочность; надёжность neomylnosť nezmotljivost nepogrešivost ofelbarhet ความไม่มีข้อผิดพลาด yanılmazlık, şaşmazlık 永不犯錯 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 전혀 오류 없이 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 永不犯錯地 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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