Unjust or corrupt practice
Plural for an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law
“As expected, there is a transferral of hatred from the sin to the sinner.”
Plural for the state or condition of being immoral or sinful
“Humanity's sin was seen in the light of that grace, and its fallenness was placed in its proper perspective on a cosmic scale.”
Plural for an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission
“The only new ground that this film covers is when it commits the unforgivable sin of revising one of Milne's past stories.”
Plural for a quality of being inadequate
“This suggests the sin of the received approach to these general issues.”
To commit an offense, especially spiritually or morally
“It was necessary, that man should be a free agent, and as such he would sin if he chose.”
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