scelerat

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See also: scélérat

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French scélérat, from Latin scelerātus, past participle of scelerāre (to pollute, defile), from scelus (crime).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛləɹət/, /ˈsɛləɹæt/

Noun

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scelerat (plural scelerats)

  1. (obsolete) A criminal, a villain.
    • 1715, George Cheyne, “Of the Philosophical Principles of Reveal’d Religion. Corollary I.”, in Philosophical Principles of Religion: Natural and Revealed: [] Philosophical Principles of Religion. Part II. [], London: [] George Strahan [], →OCLC, page 88:
      Hence it is, that Scelerats, can by no Arts, nor any Amuſements hovv violent ſoever, ſtifle the Cries of a vvounded Conſcience; []

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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scelerat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of scelerō

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French scélérat, from Latin sceleratus.

Noun

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scelerat m (plural scelerați)

  1. scoundrel

Declension

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