1sin1 (sɪn
)
Definitions
noun
- theology
- transgression of God's known will or any principle or law regarded as embodying this
- the condition of estrangement from God arising from such transgression See also actual sin , mortal sin , original sin , venial sin
- any serious offence, as against a religious or moral principle
- any offence against a principle or standard
- See live in sin
verb
Word forms: sins, sinning, sinned
(intr) - theology to commit a sin
- (usually foll by against) to commit an offence (against a person, principle, etc)
Alternative Forms
ˈsinner nounWord Origin
Old English synn; related to Old Norse synth, Old High German suntea sin, Latin sons guiltySynonyms
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wickedness,
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blasphemy,
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irreverence,
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impiety,
unrighteousness,
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3sin3 (siːn)
Definitions
noun
- a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as S See shin2
Quotations
"I count religion but a childish toyAnd hold there is no sin but ignorance"
"Be sure your sin will find you out"
Bible: Numbers"I used to be Snow White - but I drifted"
"The wages of sin is death"
Bible: Romans"more sinn'd against than sinning"
"All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life"
"There's no such thing as an original sin"
"Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow"
Bible: Isaiah"He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith"
Bible: Ecclesiasticus"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us"
Bible: I John"It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at all"
"Old sins cast long shadows"
Translations
- British English:
sin
Sin or a sin is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God.They believe that lying is a sin.sɪn NOUN They believe that lying is a sin.
- Spanish:
pecado
nm
- French:
péché
nm
- German:
Sünde
nf
- Chinese: 罪孽 n
- Arabic: خَطِيئَة n
- Portuguese: pecado nm
- Russian: грех nm
- Croatian: grijeh nm
- Czech: hřích nm
- Danish: synd nutr
- Dutch: zonde n
- Finnish: synti n
- Greek: αμαρτία nf
- Italian: peccato nm
- Japanese: 罪 n
- Korean: 죄 n
- Norwegian: synd nm
- Polish: grzech nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: pecado nm
- European Spanish:
pecado
nm
- Swedish: synd nutr
- Thai: บาป v
- Turkish: günah n
- Vietnamese: tội lỗi n
Usage examples
There was mortal sin , for which more was apparently needed than the eternally recycling washing machine.
, INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)The United Front (uf) Government's benevolence towards the Central Government employees was the original sin.
India Today (1997)To waste millions on make-believe pomposity is a mortal sin against the struggling people of Canada.
Globe and Mail (2003)We could do without some of this, the sin you always find of small nations.
Glasgow Herald (2001)You need to learn, Sir George, that for every sin there is a payment extracted.
, GALLOWS THIEF (2002)