scelerat

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See also: scélérat

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛləɹət/, /ˈsɛləɹæt/

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

scelerat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of scelerō

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French scélérat, from Latin sceleratus.

Noun[edit]

scelerat m (plural scelerați)

  1. scoundrel

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