peccancyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛk(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈpɛkənsi/

Forms: 1600s peccancie, 1600s– peccancy.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin peccantia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin peccantia state of sinfulness (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian), sin (7th cent.) < classical Latin peccant- , peccāns , present participle of peccāre to sin (see peccant adj. and n.) + -ia -y suffix³; compare -cy suffix, -ancy suffix.With sense 3 compare peccant adj.

1. Faultiness, incorrectness; (also) a fault, a flaw. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun]

solecism1583

absonism1592

acyrology1609

peccancy?1611

incorrectness1672

incorrection1788

barbarizing1861

solecizing1895

abusage1942

ill-formedness1972

?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads iii. Comm. 49 But to make a foole non peccans verbis, will make a man nothing wonder at any peccancie or absurditie, in men of meere language.

1820 J. A. Heraud Legend St. Loy iii. 98 That, undeceived, she may scan every part, Virtues of Nature, peccancies of Art.

a1868 C. Harpur Poet. Wks. (1984) 813 Let me..only, as becomes me, tilt the while At some unsightly peccancies of style.

1954 Times 30 Oct. 8/7 The peccancies of view that carping may find are little against the strength and dignity of a magnificent undertaking splendidly finished.

a. A sin, an offence, a transgression.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sinfulness > sinful deed > [noun]

felonya1400

piaculum1575

piacle1644

peccancy1648

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > [noun] > instance of

sinc825

lahterc900

lastOE

debt?c1225

unkindnessa1400

piacle1644

peccancy1648

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > an evil deed > an evil deed, fault, or offence

sinc825

guilt971

man deedOE

evilOE

misbodea1200

follya1275

unthrift1303

misbreydec1380

offencec1384

crimec1390

forfeit1393

felonya1400

faultc1400

misfeatc1400

feat1481

demerit1485

misdemeanoura1513

facta1533

piaculum1575

miscarriage1579

delinquishment1593

delinquency1603

piacle1644

amissness1648

peccancy1648

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xii. §2 This distorting of equivocall words, which passeth commonly for a triviall peccancy.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 39 Waving the immodest terme of impudence and other arrant peccancies against truth.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. i. 22 Above most human peccancies, I do abhor a breach of faith.

1930 E. D. Douglas Westward iv. xxxii. 587 For all the peccancies of Grant's administration, the Republican party was popularly identified as the protector of the nation.

1984 T. C. Boyle Budding Prospects (1985) iv. ii. 253 He was winking, nodding, grinning, as if we were sixth graders caught in some minor peccancy.

b. Sinfulness; a tendency to sin. Also in weakened use: moral transgression.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sinfulness > [noun]

plightc1175

sinfulness14..

peccancy1656

fallenness1828

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > moral weakness > liability to sin or err

peccabilitya1631

peccancy1656

lapsability1661

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > [noun] > condition

sinfulheada1325

sinfulness1530

sin-sickness1633

peccancy1656

1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 41 The peccancie of an old English Doctor.

a1680 T. Goodwin Disc. Election iv. xii, in Wks. (1683) II. 344 Sins of Commission..have more of peccancy in them, than sins of Omission.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 72 Where all deserve And stand exposed by common peccancy To what no few have felt.

1800 J. Cheetham Diss. Polit. Equality ii. 88 Would the mighty mass of peccancy and injustice lie dormant in the body politic?

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel III. vii. 207 Horrible exultation at the universal peccancy of husbands.

1897 Catholic World Mar. 834 The central consideration in this proposition is not the subjective peccancy or innocence of the performer.

1996 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 22 Jan. 15 a None of the American presidents 'fessed up to their dalliances... In the United States, peccancy is something best kept in the closet.

†3. Unhealthiness; an unhealthy quality. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state > of humours

dyscrasiac1400

dyscrasyc1400

mistemperurec1475

cacochymy?1541

colliquying?1541

ill humoura1568

interception1598

crasis1602

incommoderation1617

peccancy1648

colliquation1662

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia Pref. sig. b4 Of the constitution of the body, & the peculiar peccancies of the humors, I have given no ill information.

1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 178 To cure the manifold peccancy of this juyce by Evacuations.

1706 B. Beale Ess. True Causes All Dis. 124 True Causes of Diseases, which take their Rise from the Several Peccancies of the Blood.

1747 tr. J. Astruc Academical Lect. Fevers 105 The saliva is impregnated with a general peccancy.

1783 T. Kirkland Ess. on Inseparability Branches Med. 124 He laid the blame upon the peccancy of the humours.

1874 J. Arnould Life Thomas, First Lord Denham I. xvii. 239 Politics..operate as a blister, drain off every humor that approaches to peccancy, and leave the old man charitable and happy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peccancy
释义	peccancyn. Brit. /ˈpɛk(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈpɛkənsi/ Forms: 1600s peccancie, 1600s– peccancy. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin peccantia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin peccantia state of sinfulness (late 2nd cent. in Tertullian), sin (7th cent.) < classical Latin peccant- , peccāns , present participle of peccāre to sin (see peccant adj. and n.) + -ia -y suffix³; compare -cy suffix, -ancy suffix.With sense 3 compare peccant adj. 1. Faultiness, incorrectness; (also) a fault, a flaw. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] solecism1583 absonism1592 acyrology1609 peccancy?1611 incorrectness1672 incorrection1788 barbarizing1861 solecizing1895 abusage1942 ill-formedness1972 ?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads iii. Comm. 49 But to make a foole non peccans verbis, will make a man nothing wonder at any peccancie or absurditie, in men of meere language. 1820 J. A. Heraud Legend St. Loy iii. 98 That, undeceived, she may scan every part, Virtues of Nature, peccancies of Art. a1868 C. Harpur Poet. Wks. (1984) 813 Let me..only, as becomes me, tilt the while At some unsightly peccancies of style. 1954 Times 30 Oct. 8/7 The peccancies of view that carping may find are little against the strength and dignity of a magnificent undertaking splendidly finished. 2. a. A sin, an offence, a transgression. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sinfulness > sinful deed > [noun] felonya1400 piaculum1575 piacle1644 peccancy1648 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > [noun] > instance of sinc825 lahterc900 lastOE debt?c1225 unkindnessa1400 piacle1644 peccancy1648 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > an evil deed > an evil deed, fault, or offence sinc825 guilt971 man deedOE evilOE misbodea1200 follya1275 unthrift1303 misbreydec1380 offencec1384 crimec1390 forfeit1393 felonya1400 faultc1400 misfeatc1400 feat1481 demerit1485 misdemeanoura1513 facta1533 piaculum1575 miscarriage1579 delinquishment1593 delinquency1603 piacle1644 amissness1648 peccancy1648 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xii. §2 This distorting of equivocall words, which passeth commonly for a triviall peccancy. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 39 Waving the immodest terme of impudence and other arrant peccancies against truth. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. i. 22 Above most human peccancies, I do abhor a breach of faith. 1930 E. D. Douglas Westward iv. xxxii. 587 For all the peccancies of Grant's administration, the Republican party was popularly identified as the protector of the nation. 1984 T. C. Boyle Budding Prospects (1985) iv. ii. 253 He was winking, nodding, grinning, as if we were sixth graders caught in some minor peccancy. b. Sinfulness; a tendency to sin. Also in weakened use: moral transgression. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sinfulness > [noun] plightc1175 sinfulness14.. peccancy1656 fallenness1828 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > moral weakness > liability to sin or err peccabilitya1631 peccancy1656 lapsability1661 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > [noun] > condition sinfulheada1325 sinfulness1530 sin-sickness1633 peccancy1656 1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 41 The peccancie of an old English Doctor. a1680 T. Goodwin Disc. Election iv. xii, in Wks. (1683) II. 344 Sins of Commission..have more of peccancy in them, than sins of Omission. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 72 Where all deserve And stand exposed by common peccancy To what no few have felt. 1800 J. Cheetham Diss. Polit. Equality ii. 88 Would the mighty mass of peccancy and injustice lie dormant in the body politic? 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel III. vii. 207 Horrible exultation at the universal peccancy of husbands. 1897 Catholic World Mar. 834 The central consideration in this proposition is not the subjective peccancy or innocence of the performer. 1996 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 22 Jan. 15 a None of the American presidents 'fessed up to their dalliances... In the United States, peccancy is something best kept in the closet. †3. Unhealthiness; an unhealthy quality. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state > of humours dyscrasiac1400 dyscrasyc1400 mistemperurec1475 cacochymy?1541 colliquying?1541 ill humoura1568 interception1598 crasis1602 incommoderation1617 peccancy1648 colliquation1662 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia Pref. sig. b4 Of the constitution of the body, & the peculiar peccancies of the humors, I have given no ill information. 1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 178 To cure the manifold peccancy of this juyce by Evacuations. 1706 B. Beale Ess. True Causes All Dis. 124 True Causes of Diseases, which take their Rise from the Several Peccancies of the Blood. 1747 tr. J. Astruc Academical Lect. Fevers 105 The saliva is impregnated with a general peccancy. 1783 T. Kirkland Ess. on Inseparability Branches Med. 124 He laid the blame upon the peccancy of the humours. 1874 J. Arnould Life Thomas, First Lord Denham I. xvii. 239 Politics..operate as a blister, drain off every humor that approaches to peccancy, and leave the old man charitable and happy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1611
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