B2nounphilosophysociety
US/sɪn/
UK/sɪn/
an act that breaks a religious law or is seen as deeply wrong in moral terms
In context
In many religions, lying is considered a sin.
He confessed his sins to the priest before the ceremony.
Wasting food is a sin in my grandmother's eyes.
Words that go with sin
verb + noun
- commit a sinHe believed he had committed a terrible sin.
- confess a sinShe went to church to confess her sins.
- forgive sinsThe priest has the power to forgive sins.
adjective + noun
- mortal sinMurder is a mortal sin in the Catholic Church.
- original sinThe story explains the idea of original sin.
- seven deadly sinsGreed is one of the seven deadly sins.