SCELESTUS, scelestus
Sounds Like: skeh-LES-toos
Translations: wicked, impious, accursed, criminal, villainous, nefarious, depraved, a wicked person, an impious person
From the root: SCELESTUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: Scelelestus is a Latin adjective meaning wicked, impious, or accursed. It describes someone or something characterized by great moral depravity or evil. It can also be used substantively to refer to a wicked or criminal person. It is often used to describe actions, individuals, or things that are morally reprehensible or deserving of divine punishment.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (also used as a substantive noun)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SCELESTUS.
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- SCELESTA — wicked, impious, criminal, evil, a wicked one, an impious one
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