peccable
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccō (“I sin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.kə.bəl/
Adjective
peccable
- Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.
- a. 1688, Ralph Cudworth, A Treatise of Freewill:
- But to be mutable or changeable in way of diminution, lapsable or peccable, is an essential property of a rational imperfect being.
Related terms
Further reading
- “peccable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “peccable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “peccable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
French
Further reading
- “peccable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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