sin

UK /sɪn/ US /sɪn/
noun 9name 4verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

A violation of divine will or religious law.

As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.

Slavery, according to them, was a grievous sin against God, and therefore no human Constitution could rightfully shield it from destruction. It was sinful to live in a political confederacy which tolerated slavery in any of the States composing it;[…]

2

Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.

3

A misdeed or wrong.

The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.

4

A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.

For he hath made him to be ſinne for vs, who knewe no ſinne,[…]

5

An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.

Thy Ambition / (Thou Scarlet ſinne) robb’d this bewailing Land / Of Noble Buckingham,[…]

verb

1

To commit a sin.

noun

1

A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ

2

A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س

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