Word Meaning

sin definition and meaning

adv., prep., & conj. Old form of Since.
n. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
n. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
n. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
n. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
n. To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against.
n. To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress.

Crossword clues for sin

- A very bad action
- Amusing when a mug goes making error, morally speaking
- Break commandment
- Break commandment while skiing, oddly
- Cross-indexing reveals shameful offence
- Envy or sloth, deadly ...
- Go astray
- Go wrong
- Immoral act
- Iniquity
- Misdeed
- Moral crime
- Nickname for Las Vegas, ... City
- One behind another
- Pride or lust, deadly ...
- Prime suspect joins in crime
- Religious transgression
- Shameful act
- Sherry isn’t shy to make a mistake
- Transgress
- Transgression
- Wrongdoing