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sin

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪn/

The English word “sin” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A violation of divine will or religious law.
  2. Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
  3. A misdeed or wrong.
  4. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
  5. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
  6. A flaw or mistake.
  7. sin bin
  8. A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
  9. A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س

verb

  1. To commit a sin.

Etymology

From Middle English sinne, synne, sunne, zen, from Old English synn (“sin”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō (“truth, excuse”) and *sundī, *sundijō (“sin”), from , from *h₁sónts ("being, true", implying a verdict of "truly guilty" against an accusation or charge), from *h₁es- (“to be”); compare Old English sōþ ("true"; see sooth). Doublet of suttee. Cognates Cognate…

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