sin: Meaning and Definition of

sin

1. transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.
2. any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
3. any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time.

1. to commit a sinful act.
2. to offend against a principle, standard, etc.

1. to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.
2. to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.

sin

1. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

sīn

1. the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Sin

1. the Akkadian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.

sin

1. sine.

sin

1. arc sine.