sin

Noun
  1. Estrangement from god (synset 104835188)
    is a type of: unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles
    subtypes: mark of cain - the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature
    same as: sinfulness, wickedness
  2. An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (synset 100758433)
    is a type of: evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    subtypes:
    • fall - a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
    • actual sin - a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
    • original sin - a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam
    • deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
    • venial sin - a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace
    same as: sinning
  3. Ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle (synset 113809591)
    is a type of: circular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
    same as: sine
  4. (Akkadian) god of the Moon;
    Counterpart of Sumerian Nanna (synset 109545129)
    domain region: mesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
    is an instance of: semitic deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites
  5. The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet (synset 106851918)
    is a type of: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    is a part of: hebraic alphabet, hebrew alphabet, hebrew script - a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
Verb
  1. Commit a sin;
    Violate a law of God or a moral law (synset 202571602)
    is a type of: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
    subtypes: fall - yield to temptation or sin
    same as: transgress, trespass
  2. Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (synset 202572142)
    "I blundered during the job interview"
    is a type of: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
    same as: blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof

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