transgression

[ trans-gresh-uhn, tranz- ]
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noun
  1. an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.

Origin of transgression

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin trānsgressiōn-, stem of trānsgressiō “passage across, transition, violation”; equivalent to transgress + -ion

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See breach.

Other words from transgression

  • non·trans·gres·sion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for transgression

transgression

/ (trænzˈɡrɛʃən) /


noun
  1. a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime

  2. the act or an instance of transgressing

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Scientific definitions for transgression

transgression

[ trăns-grĕshən ]


  1. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. The sequence of sedimentary strata formed by transgressions and regressions provides information about the changes in sea level during a particular geologic time. Compare regression.

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