peccancy

Meaning

1. (countable) A sin or moral transgression.
2. (countable, uncountable) Sinfulness.
3. (countable, rare, uncountable) A state of being flawed; faultiness.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Unhealthiness.

Synonyms

offence

peccability

sin

sinfulness

transgression

evildoing

Translations

pecat

Sündhaftigkeit

ελαττωματικότης

crime

péché

caractère criminel

peccaminosità

zonde

zondigheid

pecat

pecado

delito

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛkənsi/

Etymology

From post-classical Latin peccantia, from Latin peccāns, present participle of peccō (“to sin”).