Infallible
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infallible¹
- /ɪnˈfælɪbəl/
- [ɪnˈfælɪbəl] ~ [ɪnˈfælɪbl̩]
- /ɪɱˈfælɪbəl/
- [ɪɱˈfælɪbəl] ~ [ɪɱˈfælɪbl̩]
- /ɪnˈfæləbəl/
- [ɪnˈfæləbəl] ~ [ɪnˈfæləbl̩]
- /ɪɱˈfæləbəl/
- [ɪɱˈfæləbəl] ~ [ɪɱˈfæləbl̩]
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin īnfallibilis, from Latin in- + fallibilis. Compare French infaillible. By surface analysis, in- + fallible.
noun infallibles
- A person who, or an object or process that, is taken as being infallible.
adjective more infallible · most infallible
- Without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy. He knows about many things, but even he is not infallible.
- Certain to produce the intended effect; sure. Try this infallible cure for hiccups.
- Certain to result from a specific cause; inevitable. Paley can only account for this fact by saying that we are constrained by the fear of punishment in a future life, such having been declared to us by revelation to be the infallible result of wrong action.
Similar: faultless, perfect, indefective, inerrant
Infallible²
noun Infallibles
- Any of the fourteen central religious figures believed by Twelver Shia Muslims to be infallible, consisting of Muhammad, his daughter Fatima, and the Twelve Imams recognized by Twelvers.
