sin
noun
[ sɪn ]
• an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
• "a sin in the eyes of God"
Similar:
immoral act,
wrong,
wrongdoing,
act of evil/wickedness,
transgression,
crime,
offence,
misdeed,
misdemeanour,
error,
lapse,
fall from grace,
trespass,
wickedness,
evil,
evil-doing,
sinfulness,
ungodliness,
unrighteousness,
immorality,
vice,
iniquity,
irreligiousness,
irreverence,
profanity,
blasphemy,
impiety,
impiousness,
sacrilege,
profanation,
desecration,
sin
verb
• commit a sin.
• "I sinned and brought shame down on us"
Similar:
commit a sin,
offend against God,
commit an offence,
transgress,
do wrong,
commit a crime,
break the law,
misbehave,
go astray,
go wrong,
fall from grace,
trespass,
Origin:
Old English synn (noun), syngian (verb); probably related to Latin sons, sont- ‘guilty’.
sin
abbreviation
• sine.
