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Added 9 October 2026

sin

/ˈsɪn/ symbol

In Latin: peccatum, scelus Wiktionary

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The trigonometric function sine.

symbol

ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Sinhalese.

noun

A violation of divine will or religious law.
As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.
Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
A misdeed or wrong.

verb

To commit a sin.

Origin

From Middle English sinne, synne, sunne, zen, from Old English synn (“sin”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō (“truth, excuse”) and *sundī, *sundijō (“sin”), from , from *h₁sónts ("being, true", implying a verdict of "truly guilty" against an accusation or charge), from *h₁es- (“to be”); compare Old English sōþ ("true"; see sooth). Doublet of suttee.

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