Definition of Errancy

1. Noun. (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility. "He denies the errancy of the Catholic Church"

Generic synonyms: Unacceptability, Unacceptableness
Category relationships: Christian Religion, Christianity
Derivative terms: Errant

2. Noun. Fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err.
Generic synonyms: Fallibility
Derivative terms: Err, Errant
Antonyms: Inerrancy

Definition of Errancy

1. n. A wandering; state of being in error.

Definition of Errancy

1. Noun. the state of being in error; fallibility ¹

2. Noun. holding the view that the Pope is not infallible ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Errancy

1. an instance of erring [n -CIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Errancy

erotophobic
erotophonophilia
erototoxins
erpetologist
erpetologists
erpetology
err
err on the side of
err on the side of caution
errable
errableness
errabund
errancies
errancy (current term)
errand
errand-ghost
errand boy
errand boys
errand ghost
erranded
erranding
errands
errant
errantia
errantly
errantries
errantry
errants

Literary usage of Errancy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Manufacture and Properties of Iron and Steel by Harry Huse Campbell (1903)
"CHAPTER I. THE errancy OF SCIENTIFIC RECORDS. SECTION la.—Difficulties in obtaining comparative data.—The data now available for the study of steel would be ..."

2. The Manufacture and Properties of Iron and Steel by Harry Huse Campbell (1904)
"CHAPTER I. THE errancy OF SCIENTIFIC RECORDS. SECTION la.—Difficulties in obtaining comparative data.—The data now available for the study of steel would be ..."

3. The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton, A J Bartlett, Justin Clemens (2006)
"acknowledge the following: the situation as situation characterized by the errancy of the void takes place in a part of the situation as state of the ..."

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