sin

The definition of a sin is an offense against moral rules or law, especially against God.

(noun)

An example of a sin is murder.

To sin is defined as to go against a rule or law, especially one of God's.

(verb)

An example of to sin is to steal.

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See sin in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: Heb

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
  1. an offense against any law, standard, code, etc.: a sin against good taste

Origin: 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

to commit a sin

Trigonometry sine

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

See sin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate.
  2. Theology
    a. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.
    b. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.
  3. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong.
intransitive verb sinned sinned, sin·ning, sins
  1. To violate a religious or moral law.
  2. To commit an offense or violation.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sinne

Origin: , from Old English synn; see es- in Indo-European roots

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noun
The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew śîn

Origin: , modeled on šîn, shin (the following letter)

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abbreviation
sine

noun
Mythology
The Babylonian god of the moon.

Origin:

Origin: Akkadian Sîn

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See sin in Ologies

Sin

See also evil; hell; heresy; religion; theology.

hamartiology

Theology. the study or science of the doctrine of sin.

hamartomania

an obsession with sin.

hamartophobia

an abnormal fear of error or sin.

peccancy

1. the state or condition of being sinful or in sin.

2. a sinful act. —peccant, adj.

peccatiphobia, peccatophobia

an abnormal fear of sinning.

simony

the sin or offense of selling or granting for personal advantage church appointments, benefices, preferments, etc. —simonist, n.

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