sin1 nounsin2 verbsin3
sinsin1 /sɪn/ ●●○ noun 
WORD ORIGINsin1
Origin:
Old English synnEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- No one is completely without sin.
- the sin of greed
- The Bible says adultery is a sin.
- All the same, as Father Peter said, even the neediest people must not have their sins condoned.
- All things were possible; anyone could get rich; the cardinal sin was doubt.
- Death and darkness can be experienced as guilt because of sin or depression and paralysing imprisonment of spirit.
- I wanted to confess my sin.
- Like conscientious believers everywhere they confess a wide range of sins of omission and commission.
- Self-interest was the worst sin and slaveholding was the worst form of self-interest.
- These sins may be seen to menace lineage identity and solidarity - the paramount Nuer virtues.
Longman Language Activatora situation that you think is wrong or immoral
· It's very bad that tons of food are going to waste while people are starving.· What's really bad is the way the government promises new housing and never provides it.
morally unacceptable, unfair, and against accepted ideas about what should be allowed to happen: · I was taught that abortion is wrong, even though it's not illegal.· It's wrong the way they treat that poor animal.
something that is disgusting makes people feel shocked and angry, because it is completely immoral, evil, or unfair: · The attitude toward immigrants and racial minorities in this country is disgusting.· It's disgusting the way politicians use their position to their personal advantage.
very immoral, unfair, or cruel, in a way that people think is unnecessary and unacceptable: · The state of the country's health system is scandalous.· a shocking waste of human life· The amount of money spent on nuclear weapons is shocking.· It's scandalous that a lawyer who holds a position of trust would be involved in this kind of embezzlement.
a situation that is outrageous is extremely bad and unfair in a way that makes people very angry: · I've always thought it outrageous that the poor have to pay for tax cuts for the rich.· The President accused the writer of an outrageous personal attack on his wife.
if you say something is a disgrace , you think it should not be allowed to happen, because it is very unfair or unkind: · The way they treat their workers is a disgrace.it's a disgrace (that): · It's a disgrace that the only hospital in the town has been closed.
you say that a situation is a crime or is a sin when you mean it is very bad, especially because it is not fair and could easily be prevented: · No one should be in such a bad way that they have to beg. It's a sin.· The condition of the inner cities in this country is nothing short of a crime.it's a crime/sin to do something: · Mrs Clark said it would be a sin to evict them just because they hadn't paid their rent.· It would be a crime not to take this opportunity to reconstruct our educational system.
a situation that is criminal is morally wrong, but not illegal: · I think keeping animals locked up in cages is criminal.· Having such beautiful paintings and not letting the public see them is a criminal waste of the nation's art treasures.
formal a situation that is deplorable is very bad, especially when it is unnecessary and could easily be prevented: · Something must be done about the deplorable state of our roads.· In addition to their harsh sentences, the prisoners have been exposed to deplorable prison conditions.
WORD SETSacolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
He knelt and confessed his sin. Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly). the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends a venial sinCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He has committed a grave sin.
· He knelt and confessed his sins to God.
· God has forgiven all my sins.
(=be sorry you committed them)· I sincerely repent of my sins.
phrases (=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion, for example greed or too much pride)
adjectives· Possibly the greatest sin you can be guilty of is not speaking out against cruelty or injustice when you see it.
literary (=one that you keep committing)· Drunkenness was his besetting sin.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=do something that is wrong according to your religion)· He confessed to having committed the sin of adultery.
He knelt and confessed his sin. British English (=very miserable)
Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly). the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends a venial sin· It's fairly entertaining to watch but commits the cardinal sin of not identifying individual players.· I made the cardinal sin in tennis.· In Gandhi's view, its cardinal sin is the way it tolerates untouchability.· All things were possible; anyone could get rich; the cardinal sin was doubt.· We list the ten cardinal sins to be avoided by anyone hoping to handle their finances better in the future.· Also, eating is not likely to be viewed as a cardinal sin.· Monotony was a cardinal sin for Victorian architects, just as it is the predominant defining characteristic of modern architecture.
· He felt as if he had been led through the seven deadly sins one by one, with lust leading the way.· I noticed with amusement that the tapestries hanging there illustrated the seven deadly sins.· Anger, he saw, had not been lightly numbered among the deadly sins.· Thinking about deadly sin led her to think again of Satan.
· The greater the sin, the more glorious the struggle would be his attitude.· That is the greatest sin of all.· When I look back over the years I see impatience as the great sin of life.· Then they will learn, there is no greater booj sin than to love us only like a father.· A baby born out of wedlock was a great sin, then, and a huge embarrassment to the family.
· Martinho would have accounted his act a mortal sin.· Making fun of the Corps is a mortal sin.· Suppose, suppose, she were in a state of mortal sin?· Committing suicide was a mortal sin.· As I have said, we are not dealing with a demon but something worse, a soul steeped in mortal sin.· He had compounded a number of venial failings with the mortal sin of adultery.· And is hers strong enough to marry a man who regards unpunctuality almost as a mortal sin?· She regarded gossip as a mortal sin, and encouraging it almost as bad.
· Lewis was inclined to ground his grudging acceptance of democracy on the doctrine of original sin.· This comes too close to something like a pedagogic version of original sin.· Another incident followed Richard Baxter's preaching of a sermon on original sin.· According to Elvis Costello, there are no original sins.· However, original or commercial sin keeps breaking in and there is undoubtedly a great deal of badly seasoned wood on the market.· I was told in the third grade that I had an overabundance of original sin.· Howard by his belief in original sin, guilt and the possibility of awakening man's consciousness of sin.· Like a piece of apple, some kid said; the chunk of apple that Adam ate and got original sin.
· Luke O'Malley had committed the unforgivable sin - he had informed on his friends.· I put down the pen, because this would be the great, unforgivable Miltonian sin.· Marriage in his eyes is sacred; adultery the unforgivable sin.· They suffer, in short, from that most unforgivable of political sins, unworldliness.· Death is the unforgivable sin of modernity, and the modern world will have nothing to do with her.
NOUN· Leonard was sent to the sin bin.
VERB· Luke O'Malley had committed the unforgivable sin - he had informed on his friends.· I, too, must have lived several lives through the ages and committed enormous sins.· The possibility that he had committed a sin but no murder.· Father Maier, he continued, was committing that sin.· It's fairly entertaining to watch but commits the cardinal sin of not identifying individual players.· Gough has not committed a heinous sin in Kurunegala.· She has committed several sins, greed and gluttony being high on the list.· Or the image of the Fallen, those who have committed the sin of idolatry?
· I don't if you have heard but there is now a new way of confessing your sins?· One friend suggested that he could return to the Church simply by confessing his sins.· Then, naked and holding three scourges in his hands, he confessed his sins.· Immediately following mass, she confessed her sins and was baptized by the bishop.· I am a sinner, Lord, and confess my sin.· I wanted to confess my sin.· He can be redeemed, he can confess his sins, he can expiate his guilt.· Why is this young man confessing to the sins of a man twice his age?
· It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.
· He healed the sick, raised the dead, exercised authority over the evil spirits and forgave sins.· Costly grace is the only pure grace, which really forgives sins and gives freedom to the sinner.· You have forgiven your people's sins and pardoned all their wrongs.
· Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.· Other nations try to hide their sins.· Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.· It hides a multitude of sins.
· We were, after all, living in sin, and she was a devoted Catholic.
· Before Nina dies she and Gael again make peace, she repents her sins, and Gael vows to rewrite his novel.· The Church would accept her because it had to accept anyone who had repented her sins and embraced its teachings.· He said something about repenting for your sin.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a sin► as miserable/ugly/guilty as sinPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► besetting sin► the remission of sins
1[countable, uncountable] an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against Godsin of- We were, after all, living in sin, and she was a devoted Catholic.
- And because of this he has paid the price for my sins and your sins.
- I am Araminta Merchiston, Lady Merchiston's daughter - for my sins!
- We were, after all, living in sin, and she was a devoted Catholic.
- Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins.
- Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.
- It hides a multitude of sins.
- It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.
- Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.
the sin of pride She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness. He knew that he had committed a terrible sin.the seven deadly sins (=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion)2 a sin informal something that you think is very wrongit is a sin (to do something) There’s so much lovely food here, it would be a sin to waste it.3live in sin old-fashioned if two people live in sin, they live together in a sexual relationship without being married4as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin spoken very unhappy, ugly, or guilty: I saw Margaret this morning looking as miserable as sin.5for my sins British English spoken an expression used to suggest jokingly that you have to do something as a punishment: I work at head office now, for my sins. → cover/hide a multitude of sins at multitude(4), → cardinal sin, mortal sin, original sinCOLLOCATIONSverbscommit a sin· He has committed a grave sin.confess your sins· He knelt and confessed his sins to God.forgive sins· God has forgiven all my sins.repent (of) your sins (=be sorry you committed them)· I sincerely repent of my sins.phrasesthe seven deadly sins (=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion, for example greed or too much pride)adjectivesa great sin· Possibly the greatest sin you can be guilty of is not speaking out against cruelty or injustice when you see it.a besetting sin literary (=one that you keep committing)· Drunkenness was his besetting sin.sin1 nounsin2 verbsin3
sinsin2 verb (past tense and past participle sinned, present participle sinning) [intransitive] VERB TABLE
sin
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | sin |
| he, she, it | sins | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sinned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sinned |
| he, she, it | has sinned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sinned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sin |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sinned |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am sinning |
| he, she, it | is sinning | |
| you, we, they | are sinning | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was sinning |
| you, we, they | were sinning | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sinning |
| he, she, it | has been sinning | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sinning |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sinning |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sinning |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- I sinned and brought shame down on all of us.
- Paul is saying to an engaged couple that neither the man nor the woman sins if they marry.
- She had sinned so much, could she ever find salvation?
- You have sinned, Jimbo, I told myself out loud, but it is never too late to repent.
WORD SETS
acolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He knelt and confessed his sin. Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly). the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends a venial sin
(=do something that is wrong according to your religion)· He confessed to having committed the sin of adultery.
He knelt and confessed his sin. British English (=very miserable)
Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly). the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends a venial sinPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► besetting sin► the remission of sins
1to do something that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against Godsin against- We were, after all, living in sin, and she was a devoted Catholic.
- Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins.
- Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.
- It hides a multitude of sins.
- It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.
- Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.
You have sinned against God.2be more sinned against than sinning old-fashioned used to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done wrong, because they have been badly treated by other peoplesin1 nounsin2 verbsin3
sinsin3 technical COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He knelt and confessed his sin. Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly). the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends a venial sin
(=do something that is wrong according to your religion)· He confessed to having committed the sin of adultery.
He knelt and confessed his sin. British English (=very miserable)
Nick’s dog is as ugly as sin (=very ugly). the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends a venial sinPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► besetting sin► the remission of sins
the written abbreviation of sine- We were, after all, living in sin, and she was a devoted Catholic.
- Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins.
- Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.
- It hides a multitude of sins.
- It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.
- Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.