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   Pec·cant

   /ˈpek(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having committed a fault or sin; offending: "the peccant officials fell on their knees"
   • 2. diseased or causing disease: "peccant matter"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in peccant (sense 2)): from Latin peccant- ‘sinning’, from the verb peccare.

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   • 1. peccancy noun

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   • The noun is derived from the adjective. peccant ( comparative more peccant, superlative most peccant) ( archaic) Of a person, etc.: that commits or has committed an offence or a sin; blameworthy, culpable, offending, sinful, sinning . Of an action or thing: causing offence or sin; offensive, sinful.

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   • Define peccantly. peccantly synonyms, peccantly pronunciation, peccantly translation, English dictionary definition of peccantly. adj. 1. Sinful; guilty. 2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring. pec′can·cy n. pec′cant·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

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   What is the meaning of Pecten?

   • Pecten(noun) a vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called marsupium. Pecten(noun) the pubic bone. Pecten(noun) any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.

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   2 days ago · Definitions of peccant. adjective. liable to sin. synonyms: peccable. wicked. morally bad in principle or practice.

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   The adjective is borrowed from Middle French peccant (“unhealthy”) (modern French peccant), and from its etymon Late Latin peccantis, the genitive singular of peccāns (“offending; sinning, transgressing”, adjective), from Latin peccāns (“wrongdoer”), a noun use of the active present participle of peccō (“to offend; to sin, transgress”), ultimately ...

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   (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛk(ə)nt/

   Hyphenation: pec‧cant

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   peccant (comparative more peccant, superlative most peccant) (archaic) 1. Of a person, etc.: that commits or has committed an offence or a sin; blameworthy, culpable, offending, sinful, sinning. 1.1. 1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost.[…], London: […] [Samuel Simmons],[…], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books:[…], London: Bas...

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   peccant (plural peccants) 1. (obsolete) An offender; also, a sinner. 1.1. 1654, Richard Whitlock, Ζωοτομία [Zōotomía], or, Observations on the Present Manners of the English:[…], London: […] Tho[mas] Roycroft, and are to be sold by Humphrey Moseley,[…], →OCLC, page 388: 1.1.1. Yet this conceitedneſſe and Itch of being taken for a Counſellour, maket...

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   “peccant”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

   “peccant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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   Define peccant. peccant synonyms, peccant pronunciation, peccant translation, English dictionary definition of peccant. adj. 1. Sinful; guilty. 2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring. pec′can·cy n. pec′cant·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

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   3 senses: rare 1. guilty of an offence; corrupt 2. violating or disregarding a rule; faulty 3. producing disease; morbid.... Click for more definitions.

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   Jan 15, 2024 · The earliest recorded meaning of the word peccant is unhealthy or diseased. Over time, the term morphed into figurative senses of being sinful or erring. It’s speculated the Latin peccare (to err) arose from pes (foot) meaning having an injured foot or stumbling.

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   peccant / ˈpɛkənt / adj rare. guilty of an offence; corrupt; violating or disregarding a rule; faulty; producing disease; morbid; Etymology: 17 th Century: from Latin peccans, from peccāre to sin ˈpeccancy n