sin
estrangement from god
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,781 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,165 times across 155,552 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- estrangement from god also: sinfulness, wickedness
- an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will also: sinning
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle also: sine
- (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
- the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
verb
- commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law also: transgress, trespass
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake also: drop the ball, blunder, boob, goof I blundered during the job interview
sin in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She taught her the duty of obedience and the sin of pride and of passion.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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I believe that 'The Man of Sin,' 'The Antichrist,' when he shall be revealed, will be Judas re-incarnated.
The Mark of the Beast · Sydney Watson · Chapter 1
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A mighty river roars between, And whosoever looks therein Sees the heavens all black with sin, Sees not its depths, nor bounds.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Or meek-eyed Mennonist his bearded chin Leaned o'er the gate; or Ranter, pure within, Aired his perfection in a world of sin.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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We are quite able, while hating sin, to pity and be charitable to the sinner--when we happen to be the sinner concerned.
Crankisms · Lisle de Vaux Matthewman · Chapter 1