sinner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sinner
A Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; sin 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Early Christians were acutely aware that they were sinners, that they would be judged in death for what they had done in life, that they needed to atone and seek God’s forgiveness.
Scorsese’s faith, and his battles with it, provide something of a leitmotif of the series — is he a saint or a sinner?
From Los Angeles Times
But the best twist is when you realize how much you’ve come to care about these characters, be they saints or sinners or a bit of both.
From Los Angeles Times
That is the well-worn path of sinners come to confession, or, in secular terms, Whittaker Chambers renouncing his allegiance to Stalin.
From Salon
It’s humanistic when “Eddington” notes that everyone in town is a bit of a sinner.
From Los Angeles Times
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