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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sin \Sin\, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS.
sundia, OHG. sunta, G. s["u]nde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L.
sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of
the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is.
Cf. Authentic, Sooth.]
1. 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.
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Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
--John viii.
34.
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Sin is the transgression of the law. --1 John iii.
4.
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I think 't no sin.
To cozen him that would unjustly win. --Shak.
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Enthralled
By sin to foul, exorbitant desires. --Milton.
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2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a
misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
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I grant that poetry's a crying sin. --Pope.
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3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
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He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
--2 Cor. v.
21.
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4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]
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Thy ambition,
Thou scarlet sin, robbed this bewailing land
Of noble Buckingham. --Shak.
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Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of
obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred,
sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like.
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Actual sin, Canonical sins, Original sin, Venial sin.
See under Actual, Canonical, etc.
Deadly sins, or Mortal sins (R. C. Ch.), willful and
deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace;
-- in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins
are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and
sloth.
Sin eater, a man who (according to a former practice in
England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on
the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to
have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself.
Sin offering, a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an
expiation for sin.
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Syn: Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See Crime.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Original \O*rig"i*nal\, a. [F. original, L. originalis.]
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1. Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all
others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as,
the original state of man; the original laws of a country;
the original inventor of a process.
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His form had yet not lost
All her original brightness. --Milton.
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2. Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine;
as, an original thought; an original process; the original
text of Scripture.
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3. Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations
of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
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4. Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original
matter.
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Original sin (Theol.), the first sin of Adam, as related to
its consequences to his descendants of the human race; --
called also total depravity. See Calvinism.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sin \Sin\, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS.
sundia, OHG. sunta, G. s["u]nde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L.
sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of
the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is.
Cf. Authentic, Sooth.]
1. 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.
Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
--John viii.
34.
Sin is the transgression of the law. --1 John iii.
4.
I think 't no sin. To cozen him that would unjustly
win. --Shak.
Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires.
--Milton.
2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a
misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
I grant that poetry's a crying sin. --Pope.
3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
--2 Cor. v.
21.
4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]
Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin, robbed this
bewailing land Of noble Buckingham. --Shak.
Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of
obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred,
sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like.
Actual sin,
Canonical sins,
Original sin,
Venial sin. See under Actual, Canonical, etc.
Deadly, or
Mortal,
sins (R. C. Ch.), willful and deliberate transgressions,
which take away divine grace; -- in distinction from
vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride,
covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
Sin eater, a man who (according to a former practice in
England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on
the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to
have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself.
Sin offering, a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an
expiation for sin.
Syn: Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See Crime.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
2. Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine;
as, an original thought; an original process; the original
text of Scripture.
3. Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations
of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
4. Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original
matter.
Original sin (Theol.), the first sin of Adam, as related to
its consequences to his descendants of the human race; --
called also total depravity. See Calvinism.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
original sin
n : a sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even
committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden
fruit in the Garden of Eden" [ant: actual sin]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
original sin
n.
1 (lb en Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God.
2 (lb en Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human
from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
original sin
n.
1 (lb en Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God.
2 (lb en Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human
from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
original sin
n.
1 (lb en Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God.
2 (lb en Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human
from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
original sin
n.
1 (lb en Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God.
2 (lb en Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human
from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
original sin
Englanti n.
(yhteys uskonto k=en) perisynti
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
original sin /əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪn/
Erbsünde [relig.]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
'Original Sin' /əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪn/
'Wer sein Haus auf Sünden baut' [lit.]
Note: von James / Werktitel
Note: by James / work title
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
original sin /əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪn/
perisynti 2.
state of sinfulness in each human
3.
Adam's disobedience
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
original sin /əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪn/
eredendô bûn
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
original sin /əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪn/
dosa asal
state of sinfulness in each human
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
original sin /əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪn/
原罪
state of sinfulness in each human
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
original sin /əɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪn/
arvsynd
state of sinfulness in each human
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 原罪
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