Sin: Definition and part of speech

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Sin

  1. n. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
  2. adv., prep., & conj. Old form of Since.
  3. n. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God’s will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
  4. n. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
  5. n. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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