peccatophobia

[puh-key-tuh-foh-bee-uh, -kah-]

pec·ca·to·pho·bi·a

[puh-key-tuh-foh-bee-uh, -kah-]
noun Psychiatry.
an abnormal fear of sinning.

Origin:
< Latin peccāt(um) sin + -o- + -phobia
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Peccatophobia has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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Main Entry:  peccatophobia
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a fear of sinning
Etymology:  Latin peccare 'to sin'
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