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Plural of sin

regular plural

The plural of sin is sins.

Forms of sin

Singularsin /ˈsɪn/
Pluralsins /sɪnz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Sins in a sentence

  • In his sermon, the minister didn’t try to whitewash over the sins of his church.From the entry whitewash
  • I'm organizing the office Christmas party this year, for my sins.From the entry for my sins
  • The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.From the entry vicarious
  • The ritual was performed to atone for sins.From the entry atone
  • He it is who accepteth repentance from his servants, and forgiveth their sins and knoweth your actions. Sura XLII.From the entry forgiveth

Meaning of sin

  1. noun A violation of divine will or religious law.
  2. noun Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
  3. noun A misdeed or wrong.

Full definition of sin

Questions about the plural of sin

What is the plural of sin?
The plural of sin is sins.
Is sin countable?
Sin is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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