el
masculine
/pekaˈðoɾ/
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Translation
sinner
Word origin
From Latin peccator ('sinner'), from peccare ('to sin, to stumble'). The same root gives English 'peccadillo' and 'impeccable'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- peccator
- English cognates
- peccadillo, impeccable
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpecadores
Examples
sacerdote arrepintieran.
The priest asked the sinners to repent.
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He felt like a sinner and sought forgiveness.
tradición, .
According to tradition, we are all sinners.
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The sermon spoke of the punishment of the sinner.
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She prayed for the soul of the poor sinner.
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