| NOUN | act | sinning, sin | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | sinning | transgressing a moral or divine law |
| Sounds | sih'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | transgressing a moral or divine law. | |
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| Example | "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare | |
| Broader | offending | offending against or breaking a law or rule |
| Meaning | An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will. | |
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| Synonym | sin | |
| 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 |
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