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sinn

sinn is the obsolete spelling of sin.

Meaning of sin

Verb

sin (third-person singular simple present sins, present participle sinning, simple past and past participle sinned)

  1. (error-lua-exec, intransitive) To commit a sin.
    • Christine Cooper: It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners.
      DCI Tom Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper.1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders

See all 14 meanings of sin

Forms of sinn

third-person singular presentsinns
present participlesinning
past participlesinned
pastsinned

Phrases with sinn

Questions about sinn

What is sinn the obsolete spelling of?
Sinn is the obsolete spelling of sin.

Words near sinn in the dictionary

  1. Sinla
  2. sinless
  3. sinlessly
  4. sinlessness
  5. sinlike
  6. sinn
  7. Sinn Fein
  8. Sinn Feiner
  9. Sinn Feiners
  10. Sinn Feinism
  11. Sinn Féin

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