peccatrix

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

peccātrix, īcis, f. [peccator],

I a female sinner (post-class.), Paul. Nol. Carm. 28, 127; Hier. adv. Joann. Jerosol. n. 4; Vulg. Luc. 7, 39.—

β Adj., sinning , sinful : peccatrix anima, Prud. Cath. prooem. 35: gens, Tert. Spect. 3: generatio, Vulg. Marc. 8, 38: radix, id. 1 Macc. 1, 11.