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sinfulness

sinfulness

4 7.5
Being separated from God or doing what religion says is wrong
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪn.fəl.nəs/
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  • Business will create jobs, which will reduce the sinfulness that comes with poverty and idle hands.
  • human sinfulness
  • inherent sinfulness
  • own sinfulness

We have a theme that is quite unique to it that deals with sinfulness.

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Examples

  • It was destroyed by fire because of the sinfulness of the people.

  • Often, however, friends and foes misinterpret the pope's bold moves toward honest confession of Christian sinfulness.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Can you see what your sinfulness has done?

  • Looked at from this perspective, the sinfulness of the Church, of ourselves, becomes apparent.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The Christ event reveals to us in a saving way the truth about God's love and human sinfulness.

    Academic text (2005)
  • One way of considering the realm of human sinfulness is as a tragic collection of broken promises.

    Academic text (2006)
  • When Edwards surveyed the world, the one constant he saw was human sinfulness.

    Academic text (2003)
  • But the simple assertion that the church is holy despite the sinfulness of its members seems paradoxical.

    Academic text (2009)
  • For Paul, human sinfulness is as inescapable as the death that he believes sin causes (Rom 5:12).

    Academic text (2008)
  • The teacher spoke about the sinfulness that can arise from selfish actions and their impact on relationships.

Synonyms

wickedness
vssinfulness
28 5.2

A state of being morally wrong or evil

is framed as estrangement from God and deviation from religious law
unholiness
vssinfulness
2 8.9

A lack of religious goodness or sacred quality

is active deviation from moral or religious law and separation from God
wrongfulness
vssinfulness
  • Formal
1 7.4

Something that is not right according to law or morals

is about estrangement from God and breaking religious moral laws specifically

Antonyms

259 3.8

A good personal quality like honesty or kindness

70 5.8

A state of being pure and close to God or to religious things

How Sinful

depravity
  • Formal
25 8.8
immorality
23 6.3
sinfulness
4 7.5
vice
731 6.2
wrongdoing
117 3.7

Surface Forms

sinfulness singular
sinfulnesses plural

Morphology

sinfulness = sinful (transparent) = sin + ful + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'sinful' to denote the state or quality; the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Sinfulness comes from the simple word sin, which long ago meant 'wrong' or 'offence', and the ending -ful, which means 'full of', as in joyful. So sinfulness means being 'full of sin' — doing wrong or being separated from God.