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im⋅pec⋅ca⋅ble

  [im-pek-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.
2. not liable to sin; incapable of sin.
Origin:
1525–35; < L impeccābilis faultless, sinless. See im- 2 , peccable

Related forms:
im⋅pec⋅ca⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
im⋅pec⋅ca⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. unassailable, unexceptionable.
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im·pec·ca·ble   (ĭm-pěk'ə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Having no flaws; perfect. See Synonyms at perfect.
  2. Incapable of sin or wrongdoing.

[Latin impeccābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + peccāre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
im·pec'ca·bil'i·ty n., im·pec'ca·bly adv.
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Impeccable

Im*pec"ca*ble\, a. [L. impeccabilis; pref. im- not + peccare to err, to sin: cf. F. impeccable.] Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong. -- n. One who is impeccable; esp., one of a sect of Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness.

God is infallible, impeccable, and absolutely perfect. --P. Skelton.
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Language Translation for : Impeccable
Spanish: impecable,
German: fehlerlos,
Japanese: 完全な
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impeccable 
1531, "not capable of sin," from M.Fr. impeccable (15c.), from L. impeccabilis "not liable to sin," from in- "not" + pecare "to sin," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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