noun
- Estrangement from god.
- synonyms: sinfulness, wickedness
- An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will.
- synonyms: sinning
- Ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.
- synonyms: sine
- Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna. (
- The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Violent and excited activity.
- usage: "they began to fight like sin"
- synonyms: hell
verb
- Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law.
- synonyms: transgress, trespass
- Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake.
- usage: "I blundered during the job interview"
- synonyms: drop the ball, blunder, boob, goof
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