Overview of noun sin

The noun sin has 6 senses

• sin, sinfulness, wickedness -- (estrangement from god)


• sin, sinning -- (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)


• sine, sin -- (ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle)


• Sin -- ((Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna)


• sin -- (the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet)


• sin, hell -- (violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin")

Overview of verb sin

The verb sin has 2 senses

• sin, transgress, trespass -- (commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)


• drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof -- (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview")