NOUN | attribute | sin, sinfulness, wickedness | estrangement from god |
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act | sin, sinning | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will | |
relation | sin, sine | ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle | |
person | Sin | (Akkadian) god of the Moon | |
communication | sin | the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet | |
VERB | social | sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin |
social | sin, drop the ball, blunder, boob, goof | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake |
Sounds | sih'n | |
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Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | estrangement from god. | |
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Synonyms | sinfulness, wickedness | |
Narrower | mark of Cain | The mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature |
Broader | unrighteousness | failure to adhere to moral principles |
Spanish | maldad, pecado, perversidad | |
Catalan | maldat, pecat, perversitat |
Meaning | An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will. | |
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Synonym | sinning | |
Narrower | actual sin | A sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin) |
fall | A lapse into sin | |
mortal sin, deadly sin | An unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace | |
original sin | A sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam | |
venial sin | A pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace | |
Broader | transgression, evildoing | The act of transgressing |
Spanish | pecado | |
Catalan | pecat | |
Verbs | sin | commit a sin |
Meaning | Ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle. | |
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Synonym | sine | |
Broader | trigonometric function, circular function | function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle |
Spanish | seno | |
Catalan | sinus |
Meaning | (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna. | |
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Instance of | Semitic deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Semites |
Region | Mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates |
Meaning | The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet. | |
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Part of | Hebrew alphabet, Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew script | A Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) |
Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech |
Meaning | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | transgress, trespass | |
Narrower | fall | Yield to temptation or sin |
Broader | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
Spanish | pecar | |
Catalan | pecar | |
Nouns | sin, sinning | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will |
sinner | a person who sins (without repenting) |
Meaning | Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | drop the ball, blunder, boob, goof | |
Broader | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
Spanish | joderla, meter la pata, pecar, pifiar |
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