sin1 (sɪn) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | theol |
| a. transgression of God's known will or any principle or law regarded as embodying this | |
| b. actual sin mortal sin original sin See also venial sin the condition of estrangement from God arising from such transgression | |
| 2. | any serious offence, as against a religious or moral principle |
| 3. | any offence against a principle or standard |
| 4. | informal live in sin (of an unmarried couple) to live together |
| —vb , sins, sinning, sinned | |
| 5. | theol to commit a sin |
| 6. | ( |
| [Old English synn; related to Old Norse synth, Old High German suntea sin, Latin sons guilty] | |
| 'sinner1 | |
| —n | |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |