- sinning - transgressing a moral or divine law; "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare
Antonym: unoffending (indirect, via offending)
- sin, sinning - an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
--1 is a kind of transgression, evildoing
--1 has particulars:fall; actual sin; original sin; mortal sin, deadly sin; venial sin Derived form: verb sin1
- sin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
--1 is one way to transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sin2, noun sinner1, noun sinning1
Somebody ----s
- sin, blunder, boob, goof - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
--2 is one way to transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
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