sin


Definition: Meaning of, sin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɪn /

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sin sins
  1. [uncountable and countable] an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God
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  2. informal a sin something that you think is very wrong
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  3. live in sin old-fashioned if two people live in sin, they live together in a sexual relationship without being married
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  4. as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin especially British English spoken very unhappy, ugly, or guilty
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  5. for my sins especially British English spoken an expression used to suggest jokingly that you have to do something as a punishment
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sin sinned sinned
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sinning sins
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  1. to do something that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God
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  2. be more sinned against than sinning old-fashioned used to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done wrong, because they have been badly treated by other people
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[technical]
  1. the written abbreviation of sine
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Sin


Definition: Meaning of, Sin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɪn /

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  1. Akkadian god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
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SIN


Definition: Meaning of, SIN in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɪn /

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  1. in Canada, the 9-digit number used to identify an individual, usually for taxation purposes
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SIN used in phrases

  • actual sin (noun)
    1. as contrasted with original sin a sin committed of your own free will
  • cardinal sin (noun)
    1. informal something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing
    2. a serious SIN in the Christian religion
  • deadly sin (noun)
    1. an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
  • like sin (adverb)
    1. with great speed, effort or intensity
  • mortal sin (noun)
    1. something that you do that is so bad, according to the Roman Catholic Church, that your soul will be punished for ever after death unless you ask to be forgiven
  • nin-sin (noun)
    1. chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
  • original sin (noun)
    1. the tendency to behave in bad or evil ways, which is in all people according to the Christian religion
  • remission of sin (noun)
    1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
  • sin bin (noun)
    1. a place away from the playing area where players in some sports, for example ICE HOCKEY, are sent if they break the rules
  • venial sin (noun)
    1. a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace
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SIN used in phrasal verbs

  • sing along (phrasal verb)
    1. to sing a song with someone who is already singing
  • sing out (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to call out loudly
    2. [intransitive] to sing with a louder voice
  • sing up (phrasal verb)
    1. to sing with a louder voice
  • single out (phrasal verb)
    1. single someone out to choose one person from a group for special attention
  • sink in (phrasal verb)
    1. to become completely understood
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