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Sin
Examples
Many religious teachings provide guidelines to avoid committing sin.
02
a state of separation from divine will
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
sins
Examples
The community taught children about sin and virtue.
03
the 21st letter existing in the Hebrew alphabet
Examples
Sin is written as ש in Hebrew script.
04
the Akkadian god of the Moon
Examples
Temples were built to honor Sin, the moon god.
05
the ratio of the side opposite a given angle to the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle
Examples
sin(30 ° ) equals 0.5 in a right triangle.
to sin
01
to act against religious or moral rules
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
sin
3rd person singular
sins
Present participle
sinning
Past simple
sinned
Past participle
sinned
Examples
They believed it was wrong to sin against their neighbors by spreading false rumors.
02
to commit a fault, error, or serious mistake
Examples
He sinned by forgetting his best friend's birthday.
Lexical Tree
sinful
sinless
sin
