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Meanings of sin in English

Wikidata

Ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.

sine
Wikidata

Transgression against religious commandments or precepts.

virtue

Estrangement from god.

sinfulnesswickedness

An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will.

sinning
Usage of sin in English
1
Jesus said: let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Ebony
2
Many current movies celebrate sin and therefore won't have a place there.
Heaven
3
Resulting net costs per MOA were 373 euro sin the baseline analysis.
Pubmed
4
It's time, advocates say, to put a sin tax on single-use plastic.
Wired
5
French and English alike might sin against humanity, but in different manners.
Last and First Men
6
God will never withdraw from us his holiness; therefore we cannot sin.
Heaven
7
Quite a contrast to Letterman, whose Porsche-driving, fast-living, living-in-sin status is well-known.
The Guardian
8
It says 'No sin shall enter there.' Brother, not one little bit.
The Guardian
9
It was just me accepting responsibility for every sin in the world.
Choke
10
Two of my fellow priests said that sin meant missing the target.
The Irish Times
11
The painter nearly had a heart-attack, told us it was a sin.
The Irish Times
12
Folau is a born-again Christian whose faith regards homosexuality as a sin.
News.com.au
13
That's been a clear cut professional foul sin bin for years now.
News.com.au
14
Hence, Heaven's perfection, it seems, doesn't guarantee there'll be no future sin.
Heaven
15
They're divided by sin, intolerant of differences in appear­ance, language, and culture
Heaven
16
I mean, it may not be a great thing, but a sin?
Lord, change my attitude: before its too late
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