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Definition of Peccant

Peccant
Peccant Pec"cant, a. [L. peccans, -antis, p. pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.] 1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. --Milton. 2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. --Bacon. 3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] --Ayliffe.
Peccant
Peccant Pec"cant, n. An offender. [Obs.] --Whitlock.

Meaning of Peccant from wikipedia

- In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit...
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- consulted about this second ****urance. Asquith publicly repudiated the "peccant paragraphs" (25 March). Talk of a government "plot" was now widespread...
- pasquinade of Peccant predictions". Communications of the ACM. 24 (12): 793–794. doi:10.1145/358800.358801. S2CID 7302785. A Pasquinade of Peccant Predictions...
- "sin." The root "pecc-" appears in several other English words, such as "peccant," which describes something sinful or morally wrong, and "impeccable,"...
- fault, error", from peccare "to miss, mistake" impeccable, peccadillo, peccant, peccavi pect- fixed Gr**** πηκτός (pēktós) pectic, pectin pector- chest...
- length on 23 and 25 March. Asquith (25 March) publicly repudiated the "peccant paragraphs" which had been added to the Cabinet statement, and French,...
- the do****ent, which he refused to do. Asquith publicly repudiated the "peccant paragraphs" (25 March). French and Seely both had to resign. At the outbreak...