Definition of sin
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a
: an offense against religious or moral law
b
: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible
it's a sin to waste food
c
: an often serious shortcoming : fault
2a
: transgression of the law of God
b
: a vitiated state of human nature in which the self is estranged from God
sin
verb
sinned; sinning
Definition of sin (Entry 2 of 4)
sin
noun (2)Definition of sin (Entry 3 of 4)
: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet — see Alphabet Table
sin
abbreviationDefinition of sin (Entry 4 of 4)
sine
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