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sinful Definition

sin·ful (sinfəl)

adjective

full of or characterized by sin; wicked; immoral

sinful Related Forms
sin·fully adverb sin·ful·ness noun
sinful Synonyms

sinful

modif.

sinful Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • birth: Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • consider: He was passionately fond of hunting, and considered tobacco sinful.

Modifies a noun

  • flesh: They saw Him in the likeness of sinful flesh.
  • nature: Are we going to go the way of the sinful nature or will we be led by the Spirit?
  • humanity: In Christ God says ' Amen ' to his own verdict upon sinful humanity.
  • mankind: The perfect, sinless Son of God dying for sinful mankind.
  • desire: Allow yourself to be led by the Spirit rather than your sinful desires.
  • rebellion: Don't waste a moment more of your life in the rapids of sinful rebellion against God.

Modifying Another Word

  • inherently: There is nothing inherently sinful about sport on Sunday.
  • deeply: A child enters the world both profoundly ignorant and deeply sinful.
  • all: We may have sinned differently, but we're all sinful and all sin.
  • so: You see, because God is so holy and we're so sinful, we have to be punished.
  • very: Whatever the sins of the individuals, the sum total for the whole city makes it a very sinful place!
  • not: God is not finite, not sinful, etc.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Adam became sinful Once the fruit was eaten, however, that relationship was completely altered.
  • feel: They are unwilling to fully acknowledge their sin, to really feel sinful.
  • regard: Gildas chastens his fellow Britons for rebellions that he regards as sinful.

Preposition: by

  • nature: The bible plainly teaches that man is sinful by nature.