estrangement from god
"His guilt over the lie caused him to feel a deep sense of sin, believing it had created an unbridgeable estrangement from God."
(Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
"In Akkadian mythology, Sin is revered as the powerful god of the Moon and serves as the direct counterpart to the Sumerian deity Nanna."
the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
"In the study of ancient texts, scholars noted that the word begins with sin, the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet."
A violation of God's will or religious law.
"Please do not write your SIN on that application form; you must use a separate sheet to protect it from identity theft."
A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
Alternative form of sinh (“tube skirt”)
Initialism of social insurance number, an identification number issued by the government of Canada.
In plain English: A sin is an action that goes against religious rules and upsets God.
"The judge ruled that his theft was not just a mistake but an act of sin against society's trust."
Usage: Use this word to describe an action that violates divine commandments rather than as a general term for wrongdoing. It is also used in specific contexts to refer to the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which appears at the beginning of many words like "Shem."
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
"The young man felt deep remorse after he sinned by stealing from his neighbor's garden."
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
"I blundered during the job interview"
To commit a sin.
"He decided to sin by lying to his friend about where he was going."
The god of the moon.
"The drug cartel in Sin has been expanding its operations across the border."
Abbreviation of Sinaloa, A state of Mexico.
The word sin comes from Old English synn, which originally meant a state of being truly guilty. It traces back to Proto-Germanic roots related to the verb "to be," implying a verdict of guilt against an accusation.