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Sinful vs Peccant - What's the difference?

sinful | peccant |

As adjectives the difference between sinful and peccant

is that sinful is full of sin; wicked; iniquitous; unholy while peccant is (obsolete) unhealthy; causing disease.

As a noun peccant is

(obsolete) an offender.

sinful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of sin; wicked; iniquitous; unholy.
  • Containing or consisting in sin; contrary to the will of a god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.
  • Of or relating to sin; sinny.
  • Morally wrong.
  • Evil.

    • peccant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) unhealthy; causing disease
  • * Francis Bacon
    • peccant humours
  • sinful
  • * Milton
    • peccant angels
  • wrong; defective; faulty
    • (Ayliffe)
  • * 1886 , , The Bostonians .
  • *:Olive rested her eyes for some moments upon Mrs. Luna, without speaking. Then she said: 'Your veil is not put on straight, Adeline.'

    'I look like a monster—that, evidently, is what you mean!' Adeline exclaimed, going to the mirror to rearrange the peccant tissue.

    • Related terms

    * impeccable * peccable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An offender.
    • (Whitlock)

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