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peccable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɛ.kə.bəl/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccō (“to sin”).

Meanings

  1. Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.
    • But to be mutable or changeable in way of diminution, lapsable or peccable, is an essential property of a rational imperfect being. a. 1688, Ralph Cudworth, A Treatise of Freewill:

Relateds

impeccable · peccant