Meaning of transgression | Babel Free
tɹænsˈɡɹɛʃənDefinitions
- A violation of a law, duty or commandment
-
A violation of a law, duty or commandment. countable, uncountable
- An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
-
An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries. countable, uncountable
- A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
-
A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
التّجاوز
Čeština
přestupek
Deutsch
Gesetzesverstoß
Regelübertretung
Regelverstoß
Transgression
Überschreitung
Übertretung
Verstoß
Ελληνικά
παράβαση
فارسی
نافرمانی
Galego
transgresión
Magyar
kihágás
Italiano
trasgressione
Latina
dēlinquentia
Nederlands
overtreding
Português
transgressão
Svenska
överträdelse
Türkçe
ihlal
Examples
“And Ioshua said vnto the people, Ye cannot serue the Lord: for hee is an holy God: he is a ielous God, he will not forgiue your transgressions nor your sinnes.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free