sin
Definitions
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Abbreviation of Sinaloa: a state of Mexico. abbreviation, alt-of
- Initialism of social insurance number, an identification number issued by the government of Canada.
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A violation of divine will or religious law. countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
- The god of the moon.
- The trigonometric function sine
- A surname from Chinese.
- A desert mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, situated between Elim and Mount Sinai.
- A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
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Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity. countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
- ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Sinhalese
- A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س
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A misdeed or wrong. countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
- A violation of divine will or religious law
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A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin. countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
- Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity
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An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
- A misdeed or wrong
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A flaw or mistake. countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
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sin bin countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
Equivalents
74 more languages
Afrikaanssonde
Azərbaycan diligünah
Bosanskibrodđunahgrehgrehovangrešitigrihgrijehkrimenpapapećarpečatpekosinгрехгреховангријехђунахкрименсин
Esperantopeko
Eestipatt
Euskarabekatu
ગુજરાતીપાપ
Hausazunubi
Hrvatskibrodđunahgrehgrehovangrešitigrihgrijehkrimenpapapećarpečatpekosinгрехгреховангријехђунахкрименсин
Հայերենմեղք
ქართულიცოდვა
ಕನ್ನಡಪಾಪ
Кыргызчакүнөө
Lingálasumuki
Latviešugrēks
Malagasyfahotana
Te Reo Māorihara
മലയാളംപാപം
मराठीपाप
Bahasa Melayudosa
Maltidnub
မြန်မာအပြစ်
Ikinyarwandaigicumuro
Slovenčinahriech
Shqipmëkat
Српскиbrodđunahgrehgrehovangrešitigrihgrijehkrimenpapapećarpečatpekosinгрехгреховангријехђунахкрименсин
Kiswahilidhambi
தமிழ்பாவம்
Тоҷикӣгуноҳ
Türkmençegünä
Tagalogkasalanan
ئۇيغۇرچەگۇناھ
O'zbekchagunoh
Examples
“As a Christian, I think⟳ this is a sin against God.”
“Slavery, according to them, was a grievous sin against God, and therefore no human Constitution could rightfully shield it from destruction. It was sinful to live⟳ in a political confederacy which tolerated slavery in any of the States composing it;[…]”
“The story struck the depressingly familiar note⟳ with which true stories ring⟳ in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note⟳, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise⟳ although they had been well prepared.”
“For he hath made him to be ſinne for vs, who knewe no ſinne,[…]”
“Thy Ambition / (Thou Scarlet ſinne) robb’d this bewailing Land⟳ / Of Noble Buckingham,[…]”
“No movie is without sin.”
“Winger Cheslin Kolbe, sitting with his jersey over his head in the sin after a yellow card at the death, was probably the sight of millions of South Africans around the country who had their hearts in their mouth as they sat through another nail-biting match⟳.”
“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land⟳ of Egypt.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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