01 a. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
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Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
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Capable of being accounted for; explicable.[R.]“True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege.” — B. Whichcote.
Syn.
Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.