Sin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.
  2. any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
  3. any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time.
verb (used without object), sinned, sin·ning.
  1. to commit a sinful act.
  2. to offend against a principle, standard, etc.
verb (used with object), sinned, sin·ning.
  1. to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.
  2. to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.
noun
  1. the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
abbreviation Trigonometry.
  1. sine (def. 1b).
noun
  1. the Akkadian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.
noun
  1. the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
noun
  1. theol
    • 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
  2. any serious offence, as against a religious or moral principle
  3. any offence against a principle or standard
  4. (of an unmarried couple) to live together
verb sins, sinning or sinned (intr)
  1. to commit a sin
  2. to commit an offence (against a person, principle, etc)
preposition, conjunction, adverb
  1. a Scot dialect word for since
noun
  1. a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as S
abbreviation for
  1. sine
abbreviation for (in Canada)
  1. social insurance number
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