sin
/sɪn/
verb
- To commit a sin; to break a religious or moral law.
- She felt she had sinned by telling a lie.
- He tried not to sin again after his confession.
- The priest told him that all people sin sometimes.
noun
- An action or thought that breaks a religious or moral law.
- The story teaches that greed is a sin.
- He asked for forgiveness for his sins.
- In many religions, lying is considered a sin.
- An action that is considered very wrong or bad, but not necessarily religious.
- It's a sin to waste food when people are hungry.
- Leaving the trash on the beach is a sin against nature.
- She thinks it's a sin to spend so much money on clothes.
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