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sin

Cross references:
  1. offense               
 
1. sin \'sin\ n [ME sinne, fr. OE synn; akin to OHG sunta sin] 1a: an 
   offense against God  1b: MISDEED, FAULT  2a: transgression of the law of 
   God  2b: a vitiated state of human nature in which the self is estranged 
   from Go d
2. sin vi or sinned;  or sin.ning 1: to commit a sin  2: to commit an 
   offense or fault 
3. sin \'se-n, 'sin\ n [Heb s'in] : the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet 
   - symbol <sin>