peccancy

pec·cant  (pknt)

adj.

1. Sinful; guilty.

2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring.

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[Latin peccns, peccant-, present participle of peccre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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peccan·cy n.

peccant·ly adv.

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peccancy

1. the state or condition of being sinful or in sin.
2. a sinful act. — peccant, adj.

See also: Sin