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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sin1 /sɪn/USA pronunciation n., v., sinned, sin•ning. n. - Religion disobedience of divine law:[uncountable]a life full of sin.
- Religion any act regarded as such disobedience, esp. a deliberate one:[countable]He asked for forgiveness of his sins.
- any serious fault or offense:[countable]He had committed sins against humanity.
v. [no object] - to commit a sinful act:He had sinned and so he begged God for forgiveness.
Idioms- live in sin, [no object] to live together as husband and wife without being married.
sin•ner, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sin1 (sin),USA pronunciation n., v., sinned, sin•ning. n. - Religiontransgression of divine law:the sin of Adam.
- Religionany act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
- any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.;
great fault or offense:It's a sin to waste time.
v.i. - to commit a sinful act.
- to offend against a principle, standard, etc.
v.t. - to commit or perform sinfully:He sinned his crimes without compunction.
- to bring, drive, etc., by sinning:He sinned his soul to perdition.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English syn(n) offense, misdeed; akin to German Sünde, Old Norse synd sin, Latin sōns guilty; (verb, verbal) derivative of the noun, nominal, replacing Middle English sin(i)gen, syn(i)gen, Old English syngian, itself derivative of the noun, nominal
sin′ning•ly, adv.
sin′ning•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . trespass, violation.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . wrong, wickedness.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . transgress, trespass.
sin2 (sēn),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsthe 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Linguisticsthe consonant sound represented by this letter.
sīn (sēn),USA pronunciation n. - the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Sin (sēn),USA pronunciation n. - Eastern Religionsthe Akkadian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.
sin, [Trig.]- Mathematicssine.
sin1 , - [Symbol, Trig.]arc sine.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: SIN, S.I.N. abbreviation for (in Canada) - social insurance number
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sin /sɪn/ n - transgression of God's known will or any principle or law regarded as embodying this
- the condition of estrangement from God arising from such transgression
- any serious offence, as against a religious or moral principle
- any offence against a principle or standard
- live in sin ⇒ informal (of an unmarried couple) to live together
vb (sins, sinning, sinned)(intransitive)- to commit a sin
- (usually followed by against) to commit an offence (against a person, principle, etc)
Etymology: Old English synn; related to Old Norse synth, Old High German suntea sin, Latin sons guiltyˈsinner n sin /saɪn/ abbreviation for - sine
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