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Adjective infallible has 1 sense
  1. infallible - incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memmory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"
    Antonyms:
    fallible, errant, erring, error-prone, undependable, unreliable

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Infallible

Definition:

Infallible (adjective): incapable of making mistakes or being wrong; completely trustworthy.

Infallible (noun): a person or thing that is incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

Infallible (noun): a Catholic doctrine that the Pope cannot err when speaking officially on matters of faith and morals.

Sense 1 - Adjective:

She had an infallible memory and never forgot a face.

The new security system claims to be infallible against any unauthorized access.

The mathematician's calculations were always infallible and precise.

Sense 2 - Noun:

To her colleagues, she was an infallible when it came to financial forecasting.

In his eyes, his father was an infallible who could do no wrong.

The expert became an infallible source of information on the subject.

Sense 3 - Noun (Catholicism):

The Pope's infallible teachings are accepted by millions of Catholics around the world.

According to the doctrine of infallibility, the Pope is considered infallible in matters of faith.

The Catholic Church holds that pronouncements made ex cathedra are infallible and cannot be disputed.

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