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SIN
sin, sinning
(noun) an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God’s will
sin, sinfulness, wickedness
(noun) estrangement from god
sin
(noun) the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Sin
(noun) (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
sine, sin
(noun) ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
sin, transgress, trespass
(verb) commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
SIN
Abbreviation of Sinaloa, A state in Mexico.
Noun
SIN (plural SINs)
(Canada) Initialism of social insurance number, an identification number issued by the government of Canada.
Anagrams
• INS, Ins, Ins., NIS, NSI, Niš, in's, ins, ins., nis
Etymology
Proper noun
Sin
(Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) The god of the moon.
Synonyms
• (Sumerian equivalent): Nanna
Anagrams
• INS, Ins, Ins., NIS, NSI, Niš, in's, ins, ins., nis
Etymology 1
Noun
sin (countable and uncountable, plural sins)
(theology) A violation of God's will or religious law.
A misdeed.
A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
A flaw.
Synonyms
• offence
Verb
sin (third-person singular simple present sins, present participle sinning, simple past and past participle sinned)
(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.
Etymology 2
Noun
sin (plural sins)
A letter of the Hebrew alphabet;
A letter of the Arabic alphabet;
Etymology 3
Noun
sin (plural sins)
A traditional tube skirt worn by Lao and Thai women, particularly northern Thai and northeastern Thai women.
Anagrams
• INS, Ins, Ins., NIS, NSI, Niš, in's, ins, ins., nis
Source: Wiktionary
Sin, adv., prep., & conj.
Definition: Old form of Since. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Sin that his lord was twenty year of age. Chaucer.
Sin, n. Etym: [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS. sundia, OHG. sunta, G. sĂĽnde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L. sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is. Cf. Authentic, Sooth.]
1. 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. Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. John viii. 34. Sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John iii. 4. I think 't no sin. To cozen him that would unjustly win. Shak. Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires. Milton.
2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners. I grant that poetry's a crying sin. Pope.
3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin. He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. 2 Cor. v. 21.
4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.] Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin, robbed this bewailing land Of noble Buckingham. Shak.
Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred, sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like. Actual sin, Canonical sins, Original sin, Venial sin. See under Actual, Canonical, etc.
– Deadly, or Mortal, sins (R. C. Ch.), willful and deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace; -- in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
– Sin eater, a man who (according to a former practice in England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself.
– Sin offering, a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an expiation for sin.
Syn.
– Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See Crime.
Sin, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinning.] Etym: [OE. sinnen, singen, sinegen, AS. syngian. See Sin, n.]
1. 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. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. Ps. li. 4. All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Rom. iii. 23.
2. To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress. I am a man More sinned against than sinning. Shak. Who but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sins against the eternal cause. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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