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Definition of peccancy - 3 dictionary results

pec⋅cant

  [pek-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
2. violating a rule, principle, or established practice; faulty; wrong.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L peccant- (s. of peccāns), prp. of peccāre to err, offend; see -ant

Related forms:
pec⋅can⋅cy, pec⋅cant⋅ness, noun
pec⋅cant⋅ly, adverb
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pec·cant   (pěk'ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Sinful; guilty.
  2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring.

[Latin peccāns, peccant-, present participle of peccāre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pec'can·cy n., pec'cant·ly adv.
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Peccancy

Pec"can*cy\, n. [L. peccantia.]

1. The quality or state of being peccant.

2. A sin; an offense. --W. Montagu.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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