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sin

/sˈɪn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. estrangement from god
  2. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
  3. ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
  4. (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
  5. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

verb

  1. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
  2. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
    “I blundered during the job interview”

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