sin
sin1 definition
sin (sēn)
noun
the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ)
Etymology: Heb
sin2 definition
sin (sin)
noun
- an offense against God, religion, or good morals
- 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)
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
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