pecca-, pecc- +

1. So perfect or flawless as to be beyond criticism.
2. So perfect in character as to be incapable of sinning.

1. Capable of sinning; liable to sin.
2. Sinful, wrongful.

1. A small or venial fault or sin; a trifling offence.
2. A petty crime or unimportant offense or fault.

Full of sins, sinful.

1. Moral faultiness, sinfulness.
2. A sin, offence, transgression.

1. The commitment of a fault or moral offence; sinning, offending.
2. Offending against or violating some rule or principle; faulty, incorrect.
3. Guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels.

The action of sinning; sin.

1. "I have sinned"; hence, an acknowledgement or confession of guilt.
2. An admission of sin or guilt.

During the period of British hegemony in India-Pakistan, there was some sort of uprising in the province of Sind that engendered a military response by British forces.

When order was restored, the British general cabled the home office the one word: "Peccavi". He apparently had no doubt that the message would be perfectly clear; that is, "I have Sind".

1. An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will.
2. That which is in opposition to God's benevolent purposes for his creation.
3. Any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: "It's a sin to waste so much time on such an insignificant project."

According to the biblical writers, sin is an ever-present reality that enslaves the human race and has corrupted God's created order.

The concept of sin is first, and foremost, a religious concept, because all sin is ultimately against God, God's laws, God's creation, God's covenant, and God's purposes.

It is said to be the basic corrupting agent in the "entire universe".

There are numerous Hebrew and Greek words used to designate sin in the biblical writings. Perhaps the most basic is a Hebrew word meaning "revolt" or "transgression" and indicating a deliberate act of defiance against God.