(~s, ~ning, ~ned)
1.
Sin or a ~ is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God.
The Vatican’s teaching on abortion is clear: it is a ~...
N-VAR
see also cardinal ~ , mortal ~
2.
If you ~, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God.
The Spanish Inquisition charged him with ~ning against God and man...
You have ~ned and must repent your ways.
VERB: V against n, V
~ner (~ners)
I am a ~ner and I need to repent of my ~s.
N-COUNT
3.
A ~ is any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong.
The ultimate ~ was not infidelity, but public mention which led to scandal.
N-COUNT
4.
If you say that a man and a woman are living in ~, you mean that they are living together as a couple although they are not married. (OLD-FASHIONED)
She was living in ~ with her boyfriend.
PHRASE: V inflects
5.
a multitude of ~s: see multitude