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• Sin — • A moral evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sin     Sin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► …   Catholic encyclopedia

• sin — sin1 [sēn] n. [Heb] the twenty first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ) sin2 [sin] n. [ME (East Midland) sinne < OE synne (for * sunjo), akin to Ger sünde, prob. < early Gmc borrowing < L sous (gen. sontis), guilty, technical legal term,… …   English World dictionary

• sin — I n. 1) to commit a sin 2) to expiate; recant a sin 3) to forgive smb. s sin 4) a deadly; inexpiable; mortal; unforgivable, unpardonable; venial sin 5) original sin 6) a sin against 7) a sin to + inf. (it s a sin to tell a lie) 8) a sin that +… …   Combinatory dictionary

• sin — 1 noun 1 (C, U) disobedience to God, or an offence against God or religious laws: The Bible says adultery is a sin. | the sin of pride | the Christian concept of sin | commit a sin (=do something that breaks a religious law) 2 (singular) informal …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• SIN — In biblical Hebrew there are about 20 different words which denote sin. It may be inferred, therefore, that the ancient Israelites had more concepts expressing various nuances of sin than Western thought and theology. A study of the biblical… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Sin — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the breaking of divine or moral law, esp. by a conscious act. b such an act. 2 an offence against good taste or propriety etc. v. (sinned, sinning) 1 intr. commit a sin. 2 intr. (foll. by against) offend. 3 tr. archaic commit (a …   Useful english dictionary

• sin — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the breaking of divine or moral law, esp. by a conscious act. b such an act. 2 an offence against good taste or propriety etc. v. (sinned, sinning) 1 intr. commit a sin. 2 intr. (foll. by against) offend. 3 tr. archaic commit (a …   Useful english dictionary

• sin — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, deadly, mortal ▪ egregious (esp. AmE), grave, great, grievous, heinous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• sin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sinne, from Old English synn; akin to Old High German sunta sin and probably to Latin sont , sons guilty, est is more at is Date: before 12th century 1. a. an offense against religious or moral law b. an action… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sin — sin1 [sɪn] noun 1》 an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. 2》 an act regarded as a serious offence. verb (sins, sinning, sinned) commit a sin. ↘(sin against) cause offence or harm to. Phrases for one s sins humorous …   English new terms dictionary

• sin — n 1. transgression, trespass, violation; impiety, impiousness, profaneness, profanity, profanation, blasphemy; desecration, sacrilege, irreverence, irreli giousness; deviltry, ungodliness, godlessness; nefari ousness, flagitiousness, heinousness …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder