Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Liable to sin; subject to sin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.
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- adjective Liable to
sin ; subject to transgress the divine law.
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- adjective liable to sin
Etymologies
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Examples
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Leon was amused and fascinated by Buddy Hamstra, "that poor peccable great man," he called him.
Beard 2010
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Impeccably tailored, barbered, and mustached in the manner of a young town squire, Charley boarded the train and shrank back at the sight of his highly peccable guest.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Impeccably tailored, barbered, and mustached in the manner of a young town squire, Charley boarded the train and shrank back at the sight of his highly peccable guest.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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We submit that even those who impeach the Deity for opening the door to sin would on second thoughts confess that morally free -- and therefore peccable -- beings stand on a higher level than marionettes, however faultlessly contrived to perform certain evolutions.
Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive Joseph Warschauer
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He had hated Bassett for that; but it was not for the peccable Thatcher to point a mocking finger at
A Hoosier Chronicle Meredith Nicholson 1906
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Hebrews expressly taught that Christ was peccable, in that He was tempted "in all points" as are the rest of mankind.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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Our Lord was sinless yet peccable; He had the capacity, the ability to sin had He willed so to do.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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But peccable and rough though the members of this royal house may have been, very few of them were without the governing faculty.
The Liberation of Italy Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco 1891
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Of course there are one or two mistakes, -- stage machinists, after all, are built of peccable clay, -- but these occur so seldom that one can sit with a feeling of security that is not possible at Covent Garden.
Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians John F. Runciman 1891
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The same old French waiters stood here and there about, each with impeccable apron and very peccable shoes, as is the wont of all waiters.
The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Emerson Hough 1890
reesetee commented on the word peccable
I wonder whether chickens like this word?
August 29, 2007
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