Word Frequency
sin1 (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
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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)
Derived Forms
ˈsinner nounWord Origin
Old English synn; related to Old Norse synth, Old High German suntea sin, Latin sons guiltySynonyms
View thesaurus entry = wickedness, wrong, evil, crime, error, trespass, blasphemy, immorality, transgression, iniquity, irreverence, sinfulness, impiety, unrighteousness, ungodliness
= crime, offence, misdemeanour, error, lapse, wrongdoing, misdeed, transgression, act of evil, guilt
Quotations including 'sin'
"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"
sin3 (siːn
)
Definitions
noun
- a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as S See shin2
Translations for 'sin'
- 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
- Arabic: خَطِيئَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: pecado
- Chinese: 罪孽
- Croatian: grijeh
- Czech: hřích
- Danish: synd
- Dutch: zonde
- European Spanish: pecado
- Finnish: synti
- French: péché
- German: Sünde
- Greek: αμαρτία
- Italian: peccato
- Japanese: 罪宗教・道徳
- Korean: 죄
- Norwegian: synd
- Polish: grzech
- Portuguese: pecado
- Romanian: păcat păcate
- Russian: грех
- Spanish: pecado
- Swedish: synd
- Thai: บาป
- Turkish: günah
- Ukrainian: гріх
- Vietnamese: tội lỗi
Example Sentences Including 'sin'
A cardinal sin in Rollo's book, one for which he'd have to account to God himself.AMAGANSETT (2004)
And then there was the sin which seemed to come merely from being born.INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)
Meanwhile, DUP leader Ian Paisley says he would meet Mr Adams - but only to talk about sin.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
So there was no necessity for guilt unless you counted enjoyment as a sin.The Image of Laura
So-called sin industries alcohol, tobacco and gambling and polluters would pay much higher taxes as would makers of "extreme luxuries.CBC (2004)
Their cardinal sin is gross interference with match strategies.India Today (1998)
Their jobs You could argue that the external management option is no sin.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)
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