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as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
a child old enough to know that lying is a sin
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a minister who worries that modern society has abandoned the concept of sin
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as in sinfulness
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
a sordid section of the city that is mainly known for sin and degradation
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as in weakness
a defect in character
my besetting sin is impatience—I hate to wait for anything
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Recent Examples of sin
Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The butt of these jokes is Mike Waltz, the ambitious former congressman and national security adviser who was unceremoniously demoted to Turtle Bay in April for a series of sins that add up to not being MAGA enough.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
This is a man who has probably sinned more times and in more areas of life than any human not currently imprisoned.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
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Noun
To work them to death no more a sin than to butcher a hog.
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Páramo is a perfect hypocrite, sinning freely and then heading to the confession booth to take advantage of his faith’s unlimited forgiveness policy.
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But this is no case study in the evils of devil-worshipping musicians.—
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On this Sunday, a day meant for worship and peace, such violence is a grave evil.—
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And on the top right are the inhibitory emotions — emotions like anxiety, shame and guilt; their job is to push down our core emotions, which are at the bottom of the triangle.—
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Being intimate with Olivia helped my shame dissipate.—
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This relationship between a military’s combat troop and support personnel is a glaring weakness of the proposal.—
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Adductor dysfunction — whether from weakness or tightness — can create problems that extend far beyond your inner thighs.—
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In its heyday, the series was forced to contend with photographers trespassing on the set, hiding in bushes and trees in hopes of capturing major spoilers.—
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The driver refuses to get out and argues that police are trespassing on private property.—
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Daniel was never charged with any crime regarding the allegations made by his former girlfriend.—
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers executions for USA TODAY.—
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
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There was little evidence of a refereeing error having been made, let alone corruption on an institutional level.—
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Tom and Ron Calderon, uncles to Ian Calderon, also each served in the Legislature and pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2016.—
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Weeping savors a virtue — compassion, tenderness, pity, love.—
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Tomi doesn’t want anybody’s pity and doesn’t see his life as a failure.—
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“Sin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sin. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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