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sinne

sinne is the obsolete spelling of sin.

Meaning of sin

Noun

sin (countable and uncountable, plural sins)

  1. (error-lua-exec) A violation of divine will or religious law.
    • As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.
    Synonyms:
    adharma, ithm, haram
  2. (error-lua-exec) Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
  3. (error-lua-exec) A misdeed or wrong.
    • The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although...1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249
  4. (error-lua-exec) A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
    • For he hath made him to be ſinne for vs, who knewe no ſinne,[…]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 5:21, column 2
  5. (error-lua-exec) An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
    • Thy Ambition / (Thou Scarlet ſinne) robb’d this bewailing Land / Of Noble Buckingham,[…]1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...
  6. (error-lua-exec) A flaw or mistake.
    • No movie is without sin.

See all 14 meanings of sin

Forms of sinne

Noun
pluralsinnes
Verb
third-person singular presentsinnes
present participlesinning
past participlesinned
pastsinned

Questions about sinne

What is sinne the obsolete spelling of?
Sinne is the obsolete spelling of sin.

Words near sinne in the dictionary

  1. Sinn Feinism
  2. Sinn Féin
  3. sinna-green
  4. sinnable
  5. sinnate
  6. sinne
  7. sinned
  8. sinnedst
  9. sinnefull
  10. sinner
  11. sinner's prayer

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