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Sinning

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sin

1  [sin] noun, verb, sinned, sin⋅ning.
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–noun
1. transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.
2. any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
3. any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time.
–verb (used without object)
4. to commit a sinful act.
5. to offend against a principle, standard, etc.
–verb (used with object)
6. to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.
7. to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE syn(n) offense, misdeed; akin to G Sünde, ON synd sin, L sōns guilty; (v.) deriv. of the n., r. ME sin(i)gen, syn(i)gen, OE syngian, itself deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
sinlike, adjective
sin⋅ning⋅ly, adverb
sin⋅ning⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. trespass, violation. 2. wrong, wickedness. 4. transgress, trespass.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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sin 1   (sĭn)   
n.  

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

  2. Theology

    1. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.

    2. 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

  1. To violate a religious or moral law.

  2. To commit an offense or violation.


[Middle English sinne, from Old English synn; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
sin

  1. n.
    synthetic marijuana. (Drugs. From synthetic.) : Most of this stuff the kids put down good money for is not sin but angel dust.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

sin  (n.)
O.E. synn "moral wrongdoing, offense against God, misdeed," from P.Gmc. *sundjo (cf. O.S. sundia, O.Fris. sende, M.Du. sonde, Ger. Sünde "sin, transgression, trespass, offense"), probably ult. "true" (cf. Goth. sonjis, O.N. sannr "true"), from PIE *es-ont-, prp. of base *es- "to be" (see is). The semantic development is via notion of "to be truly the one (who is guilty)," as in O.N. phrase verð sannr at "be found guilty of," and the use of the phrase "it is being" in Hittite confessional formula. The same process probably yielded the L. word sons (gen. sontis) "guilty, criminal" from prp. of sum, esse "to be, that which is." Some etymologists believe the Gmc. word was an early borrowing directly from the L. genitive. Sin-eater is attested from 1686. To live in sin "cohabit without marriage" is from 1838. Ice hockey slang sin bin "penalty box" is attested from 1950.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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