sin — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A violation of divine will or religious law.

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   Synonyms

   adharmaithmharam

   Examples

   As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.

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   Slavery, according to them, was a grievous sin against God, and therefore no human Constitution could rightfully shield it from destruction. It was sinful to live in a political confederacy which tolerated slavery in any of the States composing it […]

   DCI Tom Barnaby: If it wasn't stealing, what was it? Christine Cooper: It was a sin, Mr Barnaby. It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners. Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper.

2. Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.

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   basenessdegeneracyturpitude

3. A misdeed or wrong.

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   Synonyms

   offencemisdoing

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   The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.

4. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.

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   For he hath made him to be ſinne for vs, who knewe no ſinne,[…]

5. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.

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   Thy Ambition / (Thou Scarlet ſinne) robb’d this bewailing Land / Of Noble Buckingham,[…]

6. A flaw or mistake.

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   Synonyms

   deficiencyfault

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   No movie is without sin.

7. sin bin

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   Winger Cheslin Kolbe, sitting with his jersey over his head in the sin after a yellow card at the death, was probably the sight of millions of South Africans around the country who had their hearts in their mouth as they sat through another nail-biting match.

Verb

1. To commit a sin.

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   Christine Cooper: It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners. DCI Tom Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper.

Noun

1. A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ

2. A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س

Noun

1. estrangement from god

   Synonyms

   sinfulnesswickedness

   Broader terms

   unrighteousness

2. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

   Synonyms

   sinning

   Broader terms

   transgressionevildoing

3. ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

   Synonyms

   sine

   Broader terms

   trigonometric functioncircular function

4. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character

Verb

1. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

   Synonyms

   transgresstrespass

   Broader terms

   transgressoffendinfractviolatego againstbreachbreak

2. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

   Synonyms

   drop the ballblunderboobgoof

   Broader terms

   transgressoffendinfractviolatego againstbreachbreak

   Examples

   I blundered during the job interview