Sin

Examples

• All

• The concept of original sin is a very powerful one.

  Blog text (29)

• So might the concept of "original sin" be secularized, I think.

  Blog text (3)

• The sin of pride.

  The Devils (1971)

• Everyone is obliged to actively participate in this process and to renounce all sin, great or small.

  Blog text (5)

• Christ did not become sin by being corrupted or depraved.

  Blog text (26)

• And Eve was weak and loosed the raven on the world... and the raven was called Sin... and the first sin was intercourse.

  Carrie (2002)

• In Hebrew, the letter sin is often represented as a symbol of change or transition.

• Many students enjoy learning how to write the letter sin in their Hebrew classes.

• The letter sin is pronounced with a distinct hissing sound in the Hebrew alphabet.

Idioms

L

to live in sin

• NSFW

10 8.4

A couple who live together and have sex without being married, often seen as wrong by some people

G

guilty as sin

• Informal

4 8.2

Feeling or looking very ashamed for doing something wrong

U

ugly as sin

• Offensive

2 7.2

Very unpleasant to look at or to be with

L

like sin

• Informal

1 9.2

To do something very quickly or with great effort

Compounds

O

original sin

17 8.9

A condition all people get from Adam that makes them likely to do wrong

M

mortal sin

• Specialized

15 8.2

Very serious wrongdoing in Christian belief that stops God from forgiving you unless you say you are sorry

D

deadly sin

• Formal

15 8.1

A very serious wrong action in Christian belief that leads to spiritual death unless you ask for forgiveness

S

sin tax

• Literature

4 5.3

A tax on products people think are harmful, like alcohol or tobacco

R

remission of sin

• Formal

3 9.4

A priest forgives a person's sins after they confess

V

venial sin

• Specialized

2 8.9

A less serious wrong in Christianity that does not separate you from God

S

sin bin

• Jargon

1 8.1

A small area where a player must wait as a penalty in sports like rugby or hockey

A

actual sin

• Formal

1 9.0

A wrong act done knowingly and by choice, not a sin you are born with

Surface Forms

Etymology