sin

English

/sɪn/, /sɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • (theology) A violation of God's will or religious law.
  • A misdeed.
  • A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
  • An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
  • A flaw.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sinne inherited from Old English synn (sin, guilt, being the one guilty, literally) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sunjō (truth, excuse) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-ih₂, *h₁es- (be, exist).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁es-

Gloss

be, exist

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