SIN | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of sin in English sinnoun [ C or U ] uk /sɪn/ us /sɪn/

sin noun [C or U] (MORALS)

Add to word list Add to word list C2 the offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or moral law: commit a sin I have committed a sin, for which I humbly apologize.confess your sin We confess our sins to you, O God, and ask for your forgiveness. He thinks a lot about sin. [ + to infinitive ] informal I think it's a sin (= is morally wrong) to waste food, when so many people in the world are hungry.humorous For my sins (= as if it were a punishment), I'm organizing the office party this year.

• Roman Catholics go to confession to purge their souls from sin.
• He wanted to confess his sins before he died.
• She may have committed several sins, but greed was not among them.
• They are guilty of the sin of neglect.
• I think it's a sin to hit children.

Religious concepts: sin

• commit
• immortal
• mortal sin
• original sin
• penance
• purification
• seven deadly sins
• simony
• sinful
• sinfully
• sinfulness
• sinless
• sinlessly
• sinner
• trespass
• trespasser
• venial
• venially

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Morally wrong and evil  sins of the flesh activities relating to the physical body that are considered bad because they break a religious or moral law, especially activities of a sexual nature: The Catholic Church forbade the use of contraception and warned against the sins of the flesh. Most of the squad has been guilty of sins of the flesh - be it sleeping with lap-dancers, hiring prostitutes, or fighting in bars. Religious concepts: sin

• commit
• immortal
• mortal sin
• original sin
• penance
• purification
• seven deadly sins
• simony
• sinful
• sinfully
• sinfulness
• sinless
• sinlessly
• sinner
• trespass
• trespasser
• venial
• venially

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Morally wrong and evil

Related word

sinless

Idiom

as guilty/miserable/ugly as sin sinverb [ I ] uk /sɪn/ us /sɪn/ -nn-

sin verb [I] (MORALS)

to break a religious or moral law: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. Religious concepts: sin

• commit
• immortal
• mortal sin
• original sin
• penance
• purification
• seven deadly sins
• simony
• sinful
• sinfully
• sinfulness
• sinless
• sinlessly
• sinner
• trespass
• trespasser
• venial
• venially

sinmathematics   specialized

sin (MATHEMATICS)

written abbreviation for sine specialized Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes

• -sided
• angle
• bilateral symmetry
• bulky
• chord
• circumference
• conic
• conic section
• diameter
• hemisphere
• inclination
• node
• northern hemisphere
• planar
• plane
• pole
• quadrant
• quadric
• radii
• southern hemisphere

See more results » SINnoun [ C ] uk /ˌes.aɪˈen/ us /ˌes.aɪˈen/

SIN noun [C] (NUMBER)

abbreviation for Social Insurance Number International relations: international politics & government

• accession
• allied
• Anglo-American
• anti-Stalinist
• bipolar
• G20
• G7
• GATT
• Geneva Convention
• member state
• minority leader
• multilaterally
• multipolar
• multipolarity
• the G8
• the Triple Alliance
• the Triple Entente
• trade war
• treaty
• UNHCR

See more results » (Definition of sin from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

sin | American Dictionary

sinnoun [ C/U ] us /sɪn/ Add to word list Add to word list an act of breaking a religious law, or such acts considered together: [ C ] In most religions, stealing is regarded as a sin. A sin is also anything considered wrong: [ C ] It is not a sin to drop your kid off at soccer practice and stay in the car to read a book.

sin

verb [ I ] us /sɪn/ -nn- I don't think there's a good way to say I have sinned. (Definition of sin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of sin, SIN?

Translations of sin

in Chinese (Traditional) （違反宗教戒律或道德規範的）罪，罪過, 犯戒律, 犯過失… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （违反宗教戒律或道德规范的）罪，罪过, 犯戒律, 犯过失… See more in Spanish pecado, pecar, forma abreviada escrita de “sine”:… See more in Portuguese pecado, pecar, forma abreviada escrita de "sine":… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पाप… See more 罪, 罪悪, 罪を犯す… See more günah, ahlaka aykırı şey, günah işlemek… See more péché [masculine], pécher, péché… See more pecat, pecar… See more zonde, zondigen… See more ஒரு மத அல்லது தார்மீக சட்டத்தை மீறுதல் அல்லது மீறுதல் போன்ற குற்றம்… See more (धार्मिक या नैतिक) अपराध, पाप… See more પાપ… See more synd, synde… See more synd, synda… See more dosa, melakukan dosa… See more die Sünde, sündigen… See more synd [masculine], synde, synd… See more جرم, قانون شکنی… See more гріх, грішити… See more పాపం / మతపరమైన లేదా నైతికపరమైన చట్టాన్ని ఉల్లంఘించడం లేదా ఉల్లంఘించడం అనే నేరం… See more পাপ… See more hřích, (z)hřešit… See more dosa, berbuat dosa… See more บาป, กระทำบาป… See more tội lỗi, phạm tội… See more grzech, grzeszyć… See more 죄, 죄를 짓다… See more peccato, peccare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of sin

• SIN (number)
• Social Insurance Number
• sin bin
• sin-bin
• sin tax
• mortal sin
• sin-binning

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• live in sin idiom
• as guilty/miserable/ugly as sin idiom

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  • Noun 
    • sin (MORALS)
    • sins of the flesh
  • Verb 
    • sin (MORALS)
  • Noun 
    • SIN (NUMBER)
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    • sin
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    • sin

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