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sin¹ definition

sin (sēn)

noun

the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ)

Etymology: Heb

sin² definition

sin (sin)

noun

1. an offense against God, religion, or good morals
2. the condition of being guilty of continued offense against God, religion, or good morals
an offense against any law, standard, code, etc. a sin against good taste

Etymology: ME (East Midland) sinne < OE synne (for *sunjo), akin to Ger sünde, prob. < early Gmc borrowing < L sous (gen. sontis), guilty, technical legal term, orig. part. form of esse, to be (see is), in sense (he) being (the one)

intransitive verb sinned, sinning sin′·ning

to commit a sin

sin Idioms

live in sin

Slang to live together as spouses although not legally married; cohabit

sin³ definition

sin

Trigonometry sine

SIN definition

SIN (sin)

Social Insurance Number: in Canada, an individual number containing nine digits and used by the government to identify a person for the paying of taxes and the receipt of pensions and other government benefits