"inerrantist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inerrantist [comparative], most inerrantist [superlative]
Etymology: From inerrant + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inerrant|ist}} inerrant + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} inerrantist (comparative more inerrantist, superlative most inerrantist)
  1. Pertaining to such beliefs.
    Sense id: en-inerrantist-en-adj-zAKRZ-eq

Noun

Forms: inerrantists [plural]
Etymology: From inerrant + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inerrant|ist}} inerrant + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} inerrantist (plural inerrantists)
  1. Someone who believes in the inerrancy of religious scripture.
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