sin
- sin
sin1 S2 [sın] n
[: Old English; Origin: synn]
1.) [U and C]
an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God
sin of
▪ the sin of pride
▪ She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness.
▪ He knew that he had committed a terrible sin .
the seven deadly sins
(=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion)
2.) informal a sin
something that you think is very wrong
it is a sin (to do sth)
▪ There's so much lovely food here, it would be a sin to waste it.
3.) live in sin
old-fashioned if two people live in sin, they live together in a sexual relationship without being married
4.) as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin
especially BrE spoken very unhappy, ugly, or guilty
▪ I saw Margaret this morning looking as miserable as sin.
5.) for my sins
especially BrE spoken an expression used to suggest jokingly that you have to do something as a punishment
▪ I work at head office now, for my sins.
sin 2
sin2 past tense and past participle sinned present participle sinning
v
1.) to do something that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God
sin against
▪ You have sinned against God.
2.) be more sinned against than sinning
[i]old-fashioned used to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done wrong, because they have been badly treated by other people
sin 3
sin3 technical
the written abbreviation of sine
Dictionary of contemporary English.
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