sin1
/
sɪn/
n.
- an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
- an act regarded as a serious offence.
v.
(sins, sinning, sinned)
commit a sin.
▸
(sin against)
cause offence or harm to.
Phrase
- for one's sins
humorous, chiefly Brit. as a punishment. - live in sin
informal, dated (of an unmarried couple) live together.
Derivative
- sinful adj.
- sinfully adv.
- sinfulness n.
- sinless adj.
- sinlessly adv.
- sinlessness n.
Etymology
OE synn (n.), syngian (v.); prob. rel. to L. sons, sont- ‘guilty’.