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   peccant

   /ˈpɛk(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. having committed a fault or sin: "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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   What does peccant mean?

   • sinning; guilty of a moral offense. violating a rule, principle, or established practice; faulty; wrong. This ultimate salvation of all mankind, and of all peccant spirits, is a conspicuous doctrine of Mr Bailey's. The first was to observe strict "propriety" in her books—a point in which the novel had always been a little peccant.

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   What does peccantly mean?

   • 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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   Where did the word peccant come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word peccant is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for peccant is from 1595, in Problemes of Aristotle. peccant is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French peccant; Latin peccant-, peccāns, peccāre.

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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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   The meaning of PECCANT is guilty of a moral offense : sinning. How to use peccant in a sentence. When Should You Use peccant?

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   having done something wrong: The texts had been passed down in versions copied by peccant scribes, and almost all of them were incorrect. causing disease: Cold was believed to be dangerous because it " clogged the pores " and thus impeded healthy expulsion of "peccant humors ."

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   Peccant definition: sinning; guilty of a moral offense.. See examples of PECCANT used in a sentence.

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   1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) guilty of an offence; corrupt. 2. violating or disregarding a rule; faulty. 3. (Pathology) producing disease; morbid. [C17: from Latin peccans, from peccāre to sin] ˈpeccancy n. ˈpeccantly adv.

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   1. guilty of an offence; corrupt. 2. violating or disregarding a rule; faulty. 3. producing disease; morbid. Collins English Dictionary.

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   adjective. old useuk/ˈpek.ənt/us/ˈpek.ənt/ having done something wrong: The texts had been passed down in versions copied by peccant scribes, and almost all of them were incorrect. causing disease: Cold was believed to be dangerous because it " clogged the pores " and thus impeded healthy expulsion of "peccant humours ".

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   What does the word peccant mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word peccant , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.