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sinner

sinner

151 4.0
A person who does things seen as morally wrong, often by religion
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnər/
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  • And I pray and I say, Lord, I'm a Sinner, forgive me.
  • sin and sinners
  • love the sinner
  • guilty sinner

I love the Sinner and I hate the sin.

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Examples

  • So it's both those truths that we're sinners, but that we are saved by a sheer grace.

  • Every person was a sinner, and the wages of sin were death.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • If God exists truly... - Dear Lord, save this sinner from himself.

  • Were you such a great and terrible sinner?

  • Do not despise my command, because you know me to be a sinner.

  • The Lord Almighty does not seek the death of the sinner, but to see him turn away from wickedness.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • We all have to accept that we all are sinners and the wages of sin is death.

  • Gather not mine soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men.

  • You surely do not desire the death of sinners; but rather that they should live to repent!

    Academic text (1999)
  • The church teaches that every sinner has the chance for redemption.

Synonyms

bad person
vssinner
  • Offensive
104 1.6

A person who harms others on purpose or does wrong things

focuses on moral or religious wrongdoing beyond harming intent
scoundrel
vssinner
  • Offensive
51 6.5

A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing

covers moral or religious fault in belief rather than personal dishonesty
miscreant
vssinner
  • Offensive
22 8.4

A person who does bad things or breaks the law

highlights moral or religious wrongdoing rather than primarily lawbreaking
evildoer
vssinner
15 7.5

A person who does bad things to hurt other people

is about moral or religious wrongdoing rather than active wickedness
wrongdoer
vssinner
8 4.3

A person who breaks the law or hurts other people

emphasises moral or religious wrongdoing rather than legal offending
bounder
vssinner
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A man who behaves in a rude or dishonest way

is framed as moral or religious wrongdoing rather than social male misconduct

Antonyms

308 3.9

A very holy, kind person often officially declared by the Church

How Sinful

villain
272 3.3
sinner
151 4.0
wrongdoer
8 4.3
good
1.0
saint
308 3.9

Surface Forms

sinner singular
sinners plural

Morphology

sinner = sin (transparent) = sin + er

The noun is transparently formed with the agentive suffix '-er' from the verb 'sin'.

Etymology

Sinner comes from the old word sin, which means 'wrong' or 'offence', plus the ending -er, meaning 'one who does'. So a sinner is literally someone who does wrong, especially in a moral or religious sense.