I. ˈsin noun
Etymology: Middle English sinne, from Old English synn; akin to Old High German sunta sin and probably to Latin sont-, sons guilty, est is — more at is
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : an offense against religious or moral law
b. : an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible
it's a sin to waste food
c. : an often serious shortcoming : fault
2.
a. : transgression of the law of God
b. : a vitiated state of human nature in which the self is estranged from God
Synonyms: see offense
II. intransitive verb
( sinned ; sin·ning )
Date: before 12th century
1. : to commit a sin
2. : to commit an offense or fault
III. ˈsēn, ˈsin noun
Etymology: Hebrew śin
Date: circa 1823
: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet — see alphabet table
IV. abbreviation
sine