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infallibilism

infallibilism noun: a doctrine of the infallibility of a certain person or thing, especially (Roman Catholicism) the doctrine of papal infallibility; support of this doctrine.

Noun

infallibilism (countable and uncountable, plural infallibilisms)

  1. A doctrine of the infallibility of a certain person or thing, especially (Roman Catholicism) the doctrine of papal infallibility; support of this doctrine.
  2. The theory that belief in a true proposition counts as knowledge only if the proposition is necessarily entailed by the evidence or reasoning that supports this belief.

Forms of infallibilism

pluralinfallibilisms

Questions about infallibilism

What does infallibilism mean?
Infallibilism means a doctrine of the infallibility of a certain person or thing, especially (Roman Catholicism) the doctrine of papal infallibility; support of this doctrine.
What part of speech is infallibilism?
Infallibilism is a noun.
What is the plural of infallibilism?
The plural of infallibilism is infallibilisms.

Words near infallibilism in the dictionary

  1. infairs
  2. infall
  3. infallen
  4. infaller
  5. infallers
  6. infallibilism
  7. infallibilisms
  8. infallibilist
  9. infallibilists
  10. infallibilities
  11. infallibility

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