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[ sin-er ] / ˈsɪn ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sinner ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who sins; transgressor. Origin of sinnerA Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at sin1, -er1 Words nearby sinnersinkless, sink one's teeth into, sink or swim, sink through the floor, sinless, sinner, Sinn Fein, sinningia, sino-, sinoatrial, sinoatrial block Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sinnerEssentially, Pope Francis is urging Christians to “love the sinner, but hate the sin.” Is Pope Francis Backpedaling on Gays?|Jay Michaelson|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST As part of the “love the sinner, hate the sin” culture, many townspeople are still polite and cordial to their faces. Mississippi Is Hell for These Lesbians|Emily Shire|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Leila Hatami pecked the director of the Cannes Film Festival and was quickly denounced as a sinner by hardliners at home. The Kiss That Sent Iran Crazy and an Actress to Be Flogged in Public|IranWire|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST I never was one,” he insisted—“even on the basis of an earthly definition of a saint as a sinner who keeps trying. Mandela: The Miracle Maker|Sam Seibert|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The third reason I think Richard Dawkins is a secret believer is because he, like me, is a sinner. Richard Dawkins May Be a Christian in Disguise, Even to Himself|Joshua DuBois|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST Remove the fiery clouds that the obduracy of a sinner drew over our heads! The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue Saint and sinner, believer and infidel, are alike under this compulsion in matters moral—and in all matters. St. Cuthbert's|Robert E. Knowles He told them how God hated sin, and that it was impossible for a sinner to get to heaven. The Story of John Wesley|Marianne Kirlew In that case your proposition would be, the sinner can love God by an act of the will, if he loves him! Calvinistic Controversy|Wilbur Fisk Thus God and the sinner are together—God, loving and giving; and the sinner, believing and having. The Great Commission|C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
Words related to sinnertransgressor, trespasser, adulterer, delinquent, evildoer, miscreant, murderer, reprobate, scamp, thief |