Sin - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|sɪn|
Brit.
|sɪn|
noun
- estrangement from god (syn: sinfulness, wickedness)
- an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle (syn: sine)
- (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
- the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle (syn: sine)
- (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
- the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
verb
- commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (syn: transgress, trespass)
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (syn: blunder, boob, goof)
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (syn: blunder, boob, goof)
Extra examples
It's a sin to tell a lie.
It's a sin that her talents are being wasted.
It is a sin against morals.
She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness.
He knew that he had committed a terrible sin.
You have sinned against God.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: sin
he/she/it: sins
present participle: sinning
past tense: sinned
past participle: sinned
I/you/we/they: sin
he/she/it: sins
present participle: sinning
past tense: sinned
past participle: sinned
noun
singular: sin
plural: sins
singular: sin
plural: sins
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