live in sin
Definition of live in sin
old-fashioned
: to live together and have sex without being married His mother did not want him living in sin with his girlfriend.
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: to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant
: to continue alive
: to maintain oneself : subsist
: having life : living
: existing in fact or reality : actual
: exerting force or containing energy: such as
: at the actual time of occurrence : during, from, or at a live production
: an offense against religious or moral law
: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible
: an often serious shortcoming : fault
: to commit a sin
: to commit an offense or fault
: sine
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