peccable

adj

peccable

adj

/ˈpɛ.kə.bəl/

Etymology From Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccō (“to sin”).

1

Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.

  • But to be mutable or changeable in way of diminution, lapsable or peccable, is an essential property of a rational imperfect being.a. 1688, Ralph Cudworth, A Treatise of Freewill:
Related terms
impeccable, peccant

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