Dictionary definition · Sin
noun
- (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
- estrangement from god
- an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
- the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
verb
- commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake"I blundered during the job interview"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).