sin
A violation of divine will or religious law.
Noun 4 meanings
A violation of divine will or religious law.
“As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.”
Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
A misdeed or wrong.
A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
Verb 1 meaning
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).
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SIN at a glance
SIN has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,773 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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