sin

sin
sin
sin1 [sēn]
n.
[Heb]
the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ)
sin2 [sin]
n.
[ME (East Midland) sinne < OE synne (for * sunjo), akin to Ger sünde, prob. < early Gmc borrowing < L sous (gen. sontis), guilty, technical legal term, orig. part. form of esse, to be (see IS1), in sense (he) being (the one)]
1.
a) an offense against God, religion, or good morals
b) the condition of being guilty of continued offense against God, religion, or good morals
2. an offense against any law, standard, code, etc. [a sin against good taste]
vi.
sinned, sinning
to commit a sin
——————
live in sin
Slang to live together as spouses although not legally married; cohabit
sin3
abbrev.
Trigonometry sine

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