1. plural of peccancy; minor sins, faults, or violations of rules or standards
Usage: formal or literary; often used in religious or moral contexts

Examples

• The priest spoke of the congregation's small peccancies and urged them toward redemption.
• Despite his many peccancies, he was generally regarded as an honest man.
• The teacher overlooked the students' minor peccancies in grammar.
• She confessed her peccancies with genuine remorse.
• His peccancies were forgiven by those who knew his good heart.
• The novel explores the peccancies of everyday life in Victorian society.