sin

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sin

[ sin ]

/ sɪn /

noun

transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.

any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.

any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time.

verb (used without object), sinned, sin·ning.

to commit a sinful act.

to offend against a principle, standard, etc.

verb (used with object), sinned, sin·ning.

to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.

to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.

Origin of sin

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English syn(n) offense, misdeed; akin to German Sünde, Old Norse synd sin, Latin sōns guilty; (v.) derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English sin(i)gen, syn(i)gen, Old English syngian, itself derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR sin

1. trespass, violation. 2. wrong, wickedness. 4. transgress, trespass.

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Related formssin·like, adjectivesin·ning·ly, adverbsin·ning·ness, nounun·sin·ning, adjective

Synonym study

1, 2. See crime.

sin

[ seen ]

/ sin /

noun

the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of sin

First recorded in 1895–1900, sin is from the Hebrew word śīn

sīn

[ seen ]

/ sin /

noun

the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of sīn

From Arabic

Sin

[ seen ]

/ sin /

noun

the Akkadian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.

sin-1

Symbol, Trigonometry. arc sine.

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Examples from the Web for sin

Essentially, Pope Francis is urging Christians to “love the sinner, but hate the sin.”
Is Pope Francis Backpedaling on Gays?|Jay Michaelson|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In March 2013 in Washington, D.C., Seth Bender got in the Uber he ordered and shortly thereafter committed the sin of burping.
The Ten Worst Uber Horror Stories|Olivia Nuzzi|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hayward lives with her boyfriend, “so I am dealing as a woman ‘living in sin,’” she says with a laugh.
Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank|Emily Shire|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another bishop was apparently disheartened to find the word “sin” appear only once in the entire document.
Catholic Church Says It’s OK to be Gay, Sort Of|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And for the sin of being manipulative or hurting others to protect our own egos.
Jews and Non-Jews Need to Repent for the Sins of the U.S. and Israel|Rabbi Michael Lerner|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have another secret, dear, but this one is not like the other, a sin of my own making.
Dangerous Ground|Lawrence L. Lynch
It is not the persons who sin the least, but those who overcome the strongest temptations, who are the most virtuous.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864|Various
But there is a point at which unoriginality may become a sin.
Parkhurst Boys|Talbot Baines Reed
He sends down his wickedness to the country and tempts weak folks to sin.
Gallegher and Other Stories|Richard Harding Davis
Mrs. Arnold, did you ever confess a sin to Mr. Shenstone, and ask counsel of him when you were very miserable?
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris

British Dictionary definitions for sin

sin

/ (sɪn) /

noun

theol

transgression of God's known will or any principle or law regarded as embodying this
the condition of estrangement from God arising from such transgressionSee 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

live in sin informal (of an unmarried couple) to live together

verb sins, sinning or sinned (intr)

theol to commit a sin

(usually foll by against) to commit an offence (against a person, principle, etc)

Derived Formssinner, noun

Word Origin for sin

Old English synn; related to Old Norse synth, Old High German suntea sin, Latin sons guilty

preposition, conjunction, adverb

a Scot dialect word for since

noun

a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as SSee shin 2

abbreviation for

sine

SIN

S.I.N.

abbreviation for (in Canada)

social insurance number

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Word Origin and History for sin

sin

Old English synn "moral wrongdoing, injury, mischief, enmity, feud, guilt, crime, offense against God, misdeed," from Proto-Germanic *sun(d)jo- "sin" (cf. Old Saxon sundia, Old Frisian sende, Middle Dutch sonde, Dutch zonde, German Sünde "sin, transgression, trespass, offense," extended forms), probably ultimately "it is true," i.e. "the sin is real" (cf. Gothic sonjis, Old Norse sannr "true"), from PIE *snt-ya-, a collective form from *es-ont- "becoming," present participle of root *es- "to be" (see is).

The semantic development is via notion of "to be truly the one (who is guilty)," as in Old Norse phrase verð sannr at "be found guilty of," and the use of the phrase "it is being" in Hittite confessional formula. The same process probably yielded the Latin word sons (genitive sontis) "guilty, criminal" from present participle of sum, esse "to be, that which is." Some etymologists believe the Germanic word was an early borrowing directly from the Latin genitive. Cf. also sooth.

Sin-eater is attested from 1680s. To live in sin "cohabit without marriage" is from 1838; used earlier in a more general sense. Ice hockey slang sin bin "penalty box" is attested from 1950.

sin

Old English syngian "to commit sin, transgress, err," from synn (see sin (n.)); the form influenced by the noun. Cf. Old Saxon sundion, Old Frisian sendigia, Middle Dutch sondighen, Dutch zondigen, Old High German sunteon, German sündigen "to sin." Form altered from Middle English sunigen by influence of the noun.

Science definitions for sin

sin

Abbreviation of sine

Idioms and Phrases with sin

sin

see live in sin; more sinned against than sinning; multitude of sins; ugly as sin; wages of sin.

sin

Trigonometry.

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verb (used without object), sinned, sin·ning.

verb (used with object), sinned, sin·ning.

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sin

noun

verb sins, sinning or sinned (intr)

Word Origin for sin

preposition, conjunction, adverb

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abbreviation for

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S.I.N.

abbreviation for (in Canada)

sin

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