Papal infallibility(R. C. Ch.), the dogma that the pope can not, when acting in his official character of supreme pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decreed by the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18, 1870.

Infallible
(In*fal"li*ble) a. [Pref. in- not + fallible: cf. F. infallible.]

1. Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable. Dryden.

2. Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy.

To whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many infallible proofs.
Acts i. 3.

Inextension
(In`ex*ten"sion) n. Want of extension; unextended state.

Inexterminable
(In`ex*ter"mi*na*ble) a. [L. inexterminabilis. See In- not, and Exterminate.] Incapable of extermination. Rush.

Inextinct
(In`ex*tinct") a. [L. inextinctus, inexstinctus. See Extinct.] Not quenched; not extinct.

Inextinguible
(In`ex*tin"gui*ble) a. [L. inexstinguibilis: cf. F, inextinguible. See Inextinct.] Inextinguishable. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

Inextinguishable
(In`ex*tin"guish*a*ble) a. Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds. "Inextinguishable rage." Milton.

Inextinguishably
(In`ex*tin"guish*a*bly), adv. So as not to be extinguished; in an inextinguishable manner.

Inextirpable
(In`ex*tir"pa*ble) a. [L. inexstirpabilis: cf. F. inextirpable. See In- not, and Extirpate.] Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.

Inextricable
(In*ex"tri*ca*ble) a. [L. inextricabilis: cf. F. inextricable. See In- not, and Extricate.]

1. Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion.

Lost in the wild, inextricable maze.
Blackmore.

2. Inevitable. [R.] "Fate inextricable." Milton.

Inextricableness
(In*ex"tri*ca*ble*ness) n. The state of being inextricable.

Inextricably
(In*ex"tri*ca*bly), adv. In an inextricable manner.

Ineye
(In*eye") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ineyed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ineyeing.] [Pref. in- in + eye.] To ingraft, as a tree or plant, by the insertion of a bud or eye; to inoculate.

The arts of grafting and ineying.
J. Philips.

Infabricated
(In*fab"ri*ca`ted) a. Not fabricated; unwrought; not artificial; natural. [Obs.]

Infallibilist
(In*fal"li*bil*ist) n. One who accepts or maintains the dogma of papal infallibility.

Infallibility
(In*fal`li*bil"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. infaillibilité.] The quality or state of being infallible, or exempt from error; inerrability.

Infallibility is the highest perfection of the knowing faculty.
Tillotson.


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