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Meaning of 'sin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sin [ adv., prep., & conj.]
- Old form of Since.
2 . Sin [ n.]
- Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
- An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
- A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
- An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
- To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against.
- To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress.

Meaning of 'sin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
Example in sentence:
  • I blundered during the job interview

Nearby Words:

sinaic sinaitic sinalbin sinamine sinapate sinapic sinapine sinapis sinapisin sinapism

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