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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccō (“I sin”).
Pronunciation
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.
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
Adjective
peccable (plural peccables)
- peccable
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