sin
$ \mathrm{sin}^1 |sin|
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noun
an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law:
〖具体例では可算〗(宗教･道徳上の)罪, 罪業 (!法律･刑事上の罪はcrime)
e.g. a sin in the eyes of God
e.g. the human capacity for sin.
an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission:
｟くだけて｠ (強く)非難されるべきもの, 罰当たりなこと
e.g. he committed the unforgivable sin of refusing to give interviews
e.g. humorous : with air like this, it's a sin not to go out.
verb (sins, sinning, sinned) no object
commit a sin:
(宗教･道徳的)罪を犯す
e.g. I sinned and brought shame down on us.
(sin against) offend against (God, a person, or a principle):
【法律･礼儀などに】背く «against»
e.g. I had sinned against my master.
PHRASES
(as) —— as sin
informal having a particular undesirable quality to a high degree:
e.g. as ugly as sin.
live in sin
informal, dated live together as though married.
sin of commission
a sinful action.
sin of omission
a sinful failure to perform an action.
ORIGIN
Old English synn (noun), syngian (verb); probably related to Latin sons, sont- ‘guilty’.
$ \mathrm{sin}^2 |sīn|
abbreviation
sine.