sin
English Thesaurus
1. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | actual sin, |
| definition | : | a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | original sin, |
| definition | : | a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deadly sin, mortal sin, |
| definition | : | an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | venial sin, |
| definition | : | a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace (noun.act) |
2. violent and excited activity (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
3. estrangement from god (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | unrighteousness, |
| definition | : | failure to adhere to moral principles (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | mark of cain, |
| definition | : | the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature (noun.attribute) |
4. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
5. (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | semitic deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites (noun.person) |
| domain region | : | mesopotamia, |
| definition | : | the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq (noun.location) |
6. ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle (noun.linkdef)
7. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
| definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | yield to temptation or sin (verb.social) |
8. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
| definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
9. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sin, transgress, trespass, |
| definition | : | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social) |
10. estrangement from god (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | iniquitous, sinful, ungodly, |
| definition | : | characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin (adj.all) |
11. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social)
| derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sin, sinning, |
| definition | : | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | evildoer, sinner, |
| definition | : | a person who sins (without repenting) (noun.person) |
12. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
13. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sin, transgress, trespass, |
| definition | : | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social) |
14. estrangement from god (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | iniquitous, sinful, ungodly, |
| definition | : | characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin (adj.all) |
15. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social)
| derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sin, sinning, |
| definition | : | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | evildoer, sinner, |
| definition | : | a person who sins (without repenting) (noun.person) |
16. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, |
| definition | : | an embarrassing mistake (noun.act) |
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