Results for sin

Definitions of sin:

part of speech: verb intransitive

To transgress, offend, or neglect the law of God or any duty; to commit evil deeds.

part of speech: noun

Sinner.

part of speech: present participle

Sinning.

part of speech: verb transitive

To bring about by sin; to commit ( a sin).

part of speech: verb intransitive

To commit sin: to violate or neglect the laws of morality or religion: to do wrong:- pr. p. sinning; pa. t. and pa. p. sinned.

part of speech: noun

Wilful breaking of the divine law; violation of the laws of morality; a special case of such violation.

part of speech: noun

Any action, word, or thought contrary to the law of God; the habitual neglect of religion; transgression; the omission of duty; a wicked act.

part of speech: noun

Willful violation of law: neglect of duty: neglect of the laws of morality and religion: wickedness: iniquity.

part of speech: verb

To violate any law of God; to do wrong.

part of speech: past tense, past participle

Sinned.

Usage examples for sin:

• And many hearts, Arline, have heard your song And turned away ashamed from sin and wrong. "Love-or-Fame-and-Other-Poems", Sherrick, Fannie Isabel

• Erema; or, My Father's Sin "The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School", Henry Sutherland Edwards

• Felix Graham was by no means a handsome man; I should hardly sin against the truth if I were to say that he was ugly. "Orley Farm", Anthony Trollope

• Why make you sin of the things that are sacred? "The Secret of the Creation", Howard D. Pollyen