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Definition of Peccancy
1. n. The quality or state of being peccant.
Definition of Peccancy
1. Noun. (rare) Faultiness, a state of being flawed. ¹
2. Noun. A sin or moral transgression. ¹
3. Noun. Sinfulness. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) Unhealthiness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peccancy
1. the state of being peccant [n -CIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peccancy
Literary usage of Peccancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"J (Span, peccadille) a small or slight fault or crime : peccancy, ... merely from
the disaffection of the part, and not from the peccancy of the humours. ..."
2. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget, Samuel Romilly Roget (1879)
"210. 651. Imperfection.—Jt. imperfection ; imperfectness &c. adj. ; deficiency;
inadequacy &c. (insufficiency) 640 ; peccancy &c. ..."
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