sin (EN)noun, verb, noun, abbreviation
noun “sin”
singular sin , plural sins or uncountable
- an immoral act considered to violate divine law Sign up to see the translation of definitions and examples into any language.He confessed his
sins to the priest. - the state of being sinful She believes that living in
sin separates humans from God. - any flaw or fault The movie had its
sins , but overall it was enjoyable. - (sports) a penalty box where players are sent after committing a foul (sin bin) After the foul, he was sent to the
sin for ten minutes.
verb “sin”
infinitive sin ; he sins ; past tense sinned ; past part. sinned ; ger. sinning
- to commit a sin They believe they will be punished if they
sin .
noun “sin”
sin , singular only
- the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ) The Hebrew letter
sin is pronounced like 's'. - the twelfth letter of the Arabic alphabet (س) In Arabic,
sin represents the sound 's'.
abbreviation “sin”
sin
- (in mathematics) an abbreviation for "sine" The formula uses
sin θ to calculate the height.