sin

Sin

 (sĭn)

n. Mythology

The Babylonian god of the moon.

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[Akkadian Sîn.]

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sin ¹

 (sĭn)

n.

1. A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate.

2. Theology

a. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.

b. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.

3. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong.

intr.v. sinned, sin·ning, sins

To violate a religious or moral law.

Idioms:

live in sin

To cohabit in a sexual relationship without being married.

as sin

Completely or extremely: He is guilty as sin.

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[Middle English sinne, from Old English synn; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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sin ²

 (sēn, sĭn)

n.

One of the two forms of the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet, distinguished from the letter shin by having a dot above the left side of the letter. See Table at alphabet.

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[Hebrew śîn, modeled on šîn, shin (the following letter).]

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sin ³

abbr.

sine

sin

(sɪn)

n

1. (Theology) theol

a. transgression of God's known will or any principle or law regarded as embodying this

b. the condition of estrangement from God arising from such transgression. See also actual sin, mortal sin, original sin, venial sin

2. any serious offence, as against a religious or moral principle

3. any offence against a principle or standard

4. live in sin informal (of an unmarried couple) to live together

vb (intr) , sins, sinning or sinned

5. (Theology) theol to commit a sin

6. (usually foll by against) to commit an offence (against a person, principle, etc)

[Old English synn; related to Old Norse synth, Old High German suntea sin, Latin sons guilty]

ˈsinner n

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sin

(sɪn)

prep, conj, adv

a Scot dialect word for since

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sin

(siːn)

n

(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as S. See shin²

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sin

(saɪn) maths

abbreviation for

(Mathematics) sine

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SIN

or

S.I.N.

(in Canada) abbreviation for

(Social Welfare) social insurance number

sin¹

(sɪn)

n., v. sinned, sin•ning. n.

1. transgression of divine law.

2. any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful violation of some religious or moral principle.

3. any reprehensible action; serious fault or offense.

v.i.

4. to commit a sinful act.

5. to offend against a principle, standard, etc.

[before 900; Old English syn(n) offense, akin to Old High German sunt(e)a, Old Norse synd]

syn: See crime.

sin²

(sin, sɪn)

n.

the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

[1895–1900; < Hebrew śīn]

sin

sine.

SIN

(sɪn)
n.

Canadian. social insurance number.

sin

Abbreviation of sine

sin

• inequity, iniquity - Inequity is "injustice, unfairness"; iniquity refers to "immorality, sin, wickedness."
• remission, remit - Remission originally meant forgiveness or pardon for an offense or sin, and remit meant "forgive, pardon."
• reprehensible - Usually applied to things, not people—the sin and not the sinner.
• assoil - To pardon or atone for a sin.

Sin

See also evil; hell; heresy; religion; theology.

hamartiology

Theology. the study or science of the doctrine of sin.

hamartomania

an obsession with sin.

hamartophobia

an abnormal fear of error or sin.

peccancy

1. the state or condition of being sinful or in sin.
2. a sinful act. — peccant, adj.

peccatiphobia, peccatophobia

an abnormal fear of sinning.

simony

the sin or offense of selling or granting for personal advantage church appointments, benefices, preferments, etc. — simonist, n.

sin

Past participle: sinned
Gerund: sinning

Imperative

sin

sin

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sin - estrangement from god     sinfulness, wickedness unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" mark of Cain - the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature
	2.	sin - an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will sinning evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" fall - a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue" actual sin - a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin) original sin - a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" venial sin - a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace
	3.	sin - ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle sine circular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
	4.	Sin - (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna Mesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
	5.	sin - the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script - a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
	6.	sin - violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" hell activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Verb	1.	sin - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law transgress, trespass fall - yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
	2.	sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

sin

noun

1. wickedness, wrong, evil, crime, error, trespass, blasphemy, immorality, transgression, iniquity, irreverence, sinfulness, impiety, unrighteousness, ungodliness Sin can be forgiven, but never condoned.

2. crime, offence, misdemeanour, error, lapse, wrongdoing, misdeed, transgression, act of evil, guilt Was it a sin to have believed too much in themselves?

verb

1. transgress, offend, lapse, err, trespass (archaic), fall from grace, go astray, commit a sin, do wrong They charged him with sinning against God and man.

Related words
like hamartiomania
fear hamartiophobia

Quotations
"I count religion but a childish toy"
"And hold there is no sin but ignorance" [Christopher Marlowe The Jew of Malta]
"The wages of sin is death" Bible: Romans
"more sinn'd against than sinning" [William Shakespeare King Lear]
"All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life" [Rebecca West Time and Tide]
"There's no such thing as an original sin" [Elvis Costello I'm not Angry]
"Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow" Bible: Isaiah
"He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith" Bible: Ecclesiasticus
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us" Bible: I John
"It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at all" [Molière Le Tartuffe]

Proverbs
"Old sins cast long shadows"

Seven deadly sins

anger, covetousness or avarice, envy, gluttony, lust, pride, sloth

sin

noun

1. A wicked act or wicked behavior:

crime, deviltry, diablerie, evil, evildoing, immorality, iniquity, misdeed, offense, peccancy, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing.

2. That which is morally bad or objectionable:

evil, iniquity, peccancy, wickedness, wrong.

3. Something that offends one's sense of propriety, fairness, or justice:

crime, offense, outrage.

verb

To violate a moral or divine law:

err, offend, transgress, trespass.

Translations

خَطِيئَةخَطيئَهيُخْطِئ، يُذْنِب

hřešithřích

syndsynde

Sündesündigen

αμαρτάνωαμαρτίακριματίζωαμαρταίνω

pecadopecar

synti

péchépécher

grijehgriješiti

vétkezik

syndgasynd

peccarepeccatoconvivere

罪

죄

peccatumscelus

nuodėmėnuodėmingainuodėmingasnuodėmingumasnusidėti

grēkotgrēks

zonde

syndsynde

grzech

pecadopecar

грехгрешитьсогрешить

hrešiťzhrešiť

grešitigreh

syndsynda

บาป

günahgünah işlemekgünaha girmek

tội lỗi

犯罪罪孽罪恶过失

sin

[sɪn]

A. N → pecado m
sins of omission/commission → pecados mpl por omisión/acción
mortal sin → pecado m mortal
for my sins → por mis pecados
it would be a sin to do that (Rel) → sería un pecado hacer eso (fig) → sería un crimen hacer eso
to fall into sin → caer en el pecado
to live in sin (o.f.) (unmarried) → vivir amancebados, vivir en el pecado
see also ugly A1

B. VI → pecar
he was more sinned against than sinning → era más bien el ofendido que (no) el ofensor

C. CPD sin bin N (Sport) → banquillo m de los expulsados
sin tax N (US) → impuesto m sobre el tabaco y/o el alcohol

sin

[ˈsɪn]

n → péché m
to live in sin (old-fashioned) [unmarried couple] → vivre dans le péché

vi → pécher

sin

n (Rel, fig) → Sünde f; to live in sin (inf) → in wilder Ehe leben; (Rel) → in Sünde leben; I’ve been chosen to organize the office party, for my sins (hum) → man hat mich drangekriegt, ich darf die Büroparty organisieren (inf); is that your work/family? — yes for my sins (hum) → haben Sie das gemacht/ist das Ihre Familie? — ja, leider; to cover a multitude of sins (hum) → viele Schandtaten verdecken; this hat is covering a multitude of sins, she said (hum) → aber fragen Sie bloß nicht, wie es unter dem Hut aussieht!, sagte sie; isn’t it a sin! → ist das nicht unerhört or eine Schande?

vi → sündigen (→ against gegen, an +dat), → sich versündigen (→ against an +dat); (against principles, standards etc) → verstoßen (gegen); he was more sinned against than sinning → er hat mehr Unrecht erlitten als begangen

sin

[sɪn]

1. n → peccato
sins of omission → peccati di omissione
mortal sin → peccato mortale
it would be a sin to do that (Rel) → sarebbe peccato farlo (fig) → sarebbe un peccato farlo

2. vi → peccare

sin

(sin) noun

wickedness, or a wicked act, especially one that breaks a religious law. It is a sin to envy the possessions of other people; Lying and cheating are both sins. sonde خَطيئَه грях pecado hřích die Sünde synd αμαρτία, αμάρτημα pecado patt گناه synti péché, malחטא पाप, गुनाह grijeh, prekršaj bűn dosa synd peccato 罪 죄 nuodėmė grēks dosa zondesyndgrzech ګناه pecado păcat, rău грех hriech greh greh synd บาป günah 罪過 гріх گناہ tội lỗi 罪恶

verb – past tense, past participle sinned –

to do wrong; to commit a sin, especially in the religious sense. Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. sondig يُخْطِئ، يُذْنِب прегрешавам pecar (z)hřešit sündigen synde αμαρτάνωpecar pattu tegema گناه كردن tehdä syntiä pécher לַחֲטוֹא पाप करना, गुनाह करना počiniti grijeh, sagriješiti vétkezik berbuat dosa syndga peccare 罪を犯す 죄를 짓다 nusidėti grēkot melakukan dosa zondigensyndegrzeszyć ګناه كول pecar a păcătui (împotriva) грешить (z)hrešiť grešiti grešiti synda กระทำบาป günah işlemek, günaha girmek 犯錯，犯罪 грішити گناہ کرنا phạm tội 犯罪，过失

ˈsinner noun

sondaar خاطِئ، مُذْنِب грешник pecador hříšník, -ce der/die Sünder(in) synder άνθρωπος αμαρτωλός pecador patustaja, patune گناه كار synnintekijä pécheur, eresse חוטא पापी, पातकी, गुनाहगार grješnik bűnös pendosa syndari peccatore, peccatrice 罪人 죄인 nusidėjėlis grēcinieks orang yang berdosa zondaarsyndergrzesznik ګناه كار pecador păcătos грешник, грешница hriešnik, -čka grešnik grešnik syndare ผู้ทำบาป günahkâr 罪人 грішник گناہگار kẻ phạm tội 罪人

ˈsinful adjective

wicked. sondig خاطِئ، أثيم грховен pecaminoso hříšný sündhaft syndig αμαρτωλός, φαύλοςpecaminoso, escandaloso patune گناه آلود syntinen coupable; honteuxרשע पापी, अपराधी grešan bűnös berdosa syndsamlegur, siðspilltur peccaminoso; colpevole 罪深い 죄 많은, 사악한 nuodėmingas grēcīgs; ļauns berdosa zondigsyndiggrzeszny ګناه ګار، دګناه ډك pecaminoso vinovat; păcătos грешный, греховный hriešny pregrešen grešan syndig, syndfull ชั่วร้าย kötü, ahlâksız 罪孽深重的 грішний, гріховний گناہگار آدمی đầy tội lỗi 罪孽深重的

ˈsinfully adverb

sondig بصورةٍ خاطِئَه грешно pecaminosamente hříšně sündhaft syndigt αμαρτωλά pecaminosamente, escandalosamente patuselt گناه آلودي syntisesti d'une façon coupable בְּרִשעוּת पापमयता से grešno bűnös/vétkes módon secara berdosa syndsamlega; á siðspilltan hátt peccaminosamente 罪深く 죄스럽게 nuodėmingai grēcīgi; ļauni dengan cara yang berdosa zondigsyndig grzesznie په ګناه كارۍ pecaminosamente (în mod) vinovat/culpabil; cu/în păcat грешно hriešne pregrešno grešno syndigt, syndfullt อย่างชั่วร้าย günahkârca 罪孽深重地 гріховно گناہگاری سے đầy tội lỗi 罪孽深重地

ˈsinfulness noun

sondigheid إثْم، خَطَأ греховност pecado hříšnost die Sündhaftigkeit syndighed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. αμαρτωλό(ς) pecado patusus گناه كاري syntisyys caractère coupable רשע पाप grešnost bűnösség keadaan berdosa syndsemi, siðspilling peccaminosità 罪深さ 죄 많음, 사악함 nuodėmingumas grēcīgums; ļaunums sifat yang berdosa zondigheid syndighet grzeszność ګناه كارۍ pecado vinovăţie, culpabilitate греховность hriešnosť pregrešnost grešnost syndighet, syndfullhet ความชั่วร้าย günahkârlık 罪孽深重 гріховність گناہگاری sự sai trái 罪孽深重

sin

→ خَطِيئَة hřích synd Sünde αμαρτία pecado synti péché grijeh peccato 罪 죄 zonde synd grzech pecado грех synd บาป günah tội lỗi 罪孽