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sin
1[ sin ]
noun
- transgression of divine law:
the sin of Adam.
Synonyms: , ,
- any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
Synonyms: ,
- any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense:
It's a sin to waste time.
verb (used without object)
- to commit a sinful act.
Synonyms: ,
- to offend against a principle, standard, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to commit or perform sinfully:
He sinned his crimes without compunction.
- to bring, drive, etc., by sinning:
He sinned his soul to perdition.
sin
2[ seen ]
noun
- the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
sin
3abbreviation for
ī
4[ seen ]
noun
- the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Sin
5[ seen ]
noun
- the Akkadian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.
SIN
1abbreviation for
- social insurance number
sin
2/ ɪ /
noun
- theol
- transgression of God's known will or any principle or law regarded as embodying this
- the condition of estrangement from God arising from such transgression See also actual sin mortal sin original sin venial sin
- any serious offence, as against a religious or moral principle
- any offence against a principle or standard
- live in sin informal.(of an unmarried couple) to live together
verb
- theol to commit a sin
- usually foll by against to commit an offence (against a person, principle, etc)
sin
3/ ɪ /
preposition
- a Scot dialect word for since
sin
4/ ː /
noun
- a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as S See shin 2
sin
5/ ɪ /
abbreviation for
- sine
sin
- Abbreviation of sine
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
- nԲ· adverb
- nԲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·nԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sin1
Origin of sin2
Origin of sin3
Word History and Origins
Origin of sin1
Idioms and Phrases
see live in sin ; more sinned against than sinning ; multitude of sins ; ugly as sin ; wages of sin .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
Also: He isn’t self-righteous, which he views as “the ultimate sin of political correctness.”
This show commits both sins, introducing our burglar as he wakes up on his neighbor’s floor, his expensive haircut resting in a puddle of blood.
Of course, we knew about it, it was this cultural touchstone, but it was also a kind of city of sin.
The sixth season doesn’t cast aside either of these original sins; series creator Bruce Miller and his staff are too far down the road to pull off such a turn.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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