sin

CEFRB1

/ˈsɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An act believed to be morally wrong.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A misdeed or wrong.

Examples

  • Is it always a sin to tell a lie?

  • It is a sin to steal even a pin.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /siːn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.

  2. A violation of divine will or religious law.

  3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.

More examples

In context

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

  • No movie is without sin.

  • For he hath made him to be ſinne for vs, who knewe no ſinne,[…]

Synonyms

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Origin

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, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish synd (“sin”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja, “tr...