sin

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An act that breaks a religious or moral law.

   As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.

2. 2
   noun

   A serious wrongdoing or offense.

   Wasting good food is a sin in this household.

Common collocations

• original sin Adjective + noun
• venial sin Adjective + noun

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 with Saterland Frisian Sände, Säände (“sin”), West Frisian sûnde (“sin”), German Sünde (“sin”), Luxembourgish Sënd, Sënn (“sin”), Vilamovian zynd (“sin”) Yiddish זינד (zind, “sin”), Danish, Faroese, Ice…

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