sin
sin Lexical Profile
sin Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law or religious principles.
"In many religious traditions, believers seek forgiveness for their sins through prayer and repentance."
An act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission against a social standard or principle of good taste.
"Leaving fresh bread out to go stale was considered a cardinal sin in my grandmother's kitchen."
• verb
To commit an immoral act or offend against a divine law, moral principle, or accepted standard.
"The parable teaches that everyone has sinned at some point in life, making compassion toward others essential."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'synn' (moral wrongdoing, injury, or offense against God), derived from Proto-Germanic *sundijo, ultimately related to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to be' (in the legal sense of 'it is true' that one is guilty).