Impeccability


[im-pek-uh-buh l] /ɪmˈpɛk ə bəl/

adjective
1.
faultless; flawless; irreproachable:
impeccable manners.
2.
not liable to sin; incapable of sin.
/ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/
adjective
1.
without flaw or error; faultless: an impeccable record
2.
(rare) incapable of sinning
adj.

1530s, “not capable of sin,” from Middle French impeccable (15c.) or directly from Late Latin impeccabilis “not liable to sin,” from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + pecare “to sin,” of unknown origin. Meaning “faultless” is from 1610s. Related: Impeccably.

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