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Sin (adv., prep., & conj.) Old form of Since.
Sin (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.
Sin (n.) An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
Sin (n.) A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
Sin (n.) An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
Sin (n.) To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against.
Sin (n.) To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress.