going+astray

  • 71erring — err·ing || ɜːrɪŋ adj. capable of making mistake; going astray; in error; sinning ɜː v. make a mistake, be wrong, misjudge …

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  • 72aberran — (L). Going astray …

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  • 73devious — a. 1. Deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way. 2. Erratic, going astray, sinful. 3. Crooked, mazy, labyrinthine, obscure, confusing. 4. Crooked, disingenuous, misleading, treacherous …

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  • 74unerring — un•err•ing [[t]ʌnˈɜr ɪŋ, ˈɛr [/t]] adj. 1) not erring; not going astray or missing the mark: to chart an unerring course for home[/ex] 2) undeviatingly accurate; without error 3) invariably right or apt; infallible: unerring good taste[/ex] •… …

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  • 75erring — /ˈɜrɪŋ/ (say erring) adjective 1. going astray; in error; wrong. 2. sinning. {err + ing2} –erringly, adverb …

  • 76unerring — /ʌnˈɜrɪŋ / (say un erring) adjective 1. not erring; not going astray or missing the mark; without error or mistake. 2. unfailingly right, exact, or sure. –unerringly, adverb –unerringness, noun …

  • 77inerrancy —    This word (from the Latin in , meaning not and error, meaning mistake or going astray ) refers to the beliefthat the Scriptures teach faithfully and without error the salvific message intended by God. Some fundamentalists understand inerrancy… …

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  • 78devious — [dē′vē əs] adj. [L devius < de , off, from + via, road: see VIA] 1. not in a straight path; roundabout; winding 2. deviating from the proper or usual course; going astray 3. not straightforward or frank; deceiving deviously adv. deviousness n …

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  • 79de´vi|ous|ness — de|vi|ous «DEE vee uhs», adjective. 1. out of the direct way; winding; twisting; roundabout: »We took a devious route through side streets and alleys to avoid the crowded main streets. SYNONYM(S): circuitous, tortuous, rambling. 2. Figurative.… …

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  • 80de´vi|ous|ly — de|vi|ous «DEE vee uhs», adjective. 1. out of the direct way; winding; twisting; roundabout: »We took a devious route through side streets and alleys to avoid the crowded main streets. SYNONYM(S): circuitous, tortuous, rambling. 2. Figurative.… …

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