WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sin•ner
(sin′ər),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- a person who sins;
transgressor.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; see sin1, -er1
sin1 /sɪn/USA pronunciation
n., v., sinned, sin•ning.
n.
v. [no object]
sin•ner, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n.
- Religion disobedience of divine law:[uncountable]a life full of sin.
- Religion any act regarded as such disobedience, esp. a deliberate one:[countable]He asked for forgiveness of his sins.
- any serious fault or offense:[countable]He had committed sins against humanity.
v. [no object]
- to commit a sinful act:He had sinned and so he begged God for forgiveness.
- live in sin, [no object] to live together as husband and wife without being married.
sin•ner, n. [countable]
- See crime.
sin1
(sin),USA pronunciation n., v., sinned, sin•ning.
n.
sīn (sēn),USA pronunciation n.
sin, [Trig.]
sin1 ,
n.
- Religiontransgression of divine law:the sin of Adam.
- Religionany act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
- any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.;
great fault or offense:It's a sin to waste time. - to commit a sinful act.
- to offend against a principle, standard, etc.
- to commit or perform sinfully:He sinned his crimes without compunction.
- to bring, drive, etc., by sinning:He sinned his soul to perdition.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English syn(n) offense, misdeed; akin to German Sünde, Old Norse synd sin, Latin sōns guilty; (verb, verbal) derivative of the noun, nominal, replacing Middle English sin(i)gen, syn(i)gen, Old English syngian, itself derivative of the noun, nominal
v.i.
v.t.
sin′ning•ly, adv.
sin′ning•ness, n.
- 1. . trespass, violation. 2. . wrong, wickedness. 4. . transgress, trespass.
- Linguisticsthe 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Linguisticsthe consonant sound represented by this letter.
- Hebrew śīn
- 1895–1900
sīn (sēn),USA pronunciation n.
- the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Arabic
- Eastern Religionsthe Akkadian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.
sin, [Trig.]
- Mathematicssine.
sin1 ,
- [Symbol, Trig.]arc sine.
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