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sin and MW definition

noun:

 

1a: an offense against religious or moral law

 

1b: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible

 

2a: transgression of the law of God

 

verb:

 

to commit a sin

It is not used to exclusively describe disobedience to God, but has those connotations:

It's a sin to waste food.

 

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

 

Ordinarily the sinful cleric prayed and fasted at his own discretion, and nothing is said of his confessing his sins.

Speaking as a AmE I tend to connect this to the Christian god, but that may be due to overexposure to Christianity, rather than actual usage rules.

potentially :

sin and MW definition

noun:

 

1a: an offense against religious or moral law

 

1b: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible

 

2a: transgression of the law of God

 

verb:

 

to commit a sin

It is not used to exclusively describe disobedience to God, but has those connotations:

It's a sin to waste food.

 

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

 

Ordinarily the sinful cleric prayed and fasted at his own discretion, and nothing is said of his confessing his sins.

Speaking as a AmE I tend to connect this to the Christian god, but that may be due to overexposure to Christianity, rather than actual usage rules.

potentially :

sin and MW definition

noun:

1a: an offense against religious or moral law

1b: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible

2a: transgression of the law of God

verb:

to commit a sin

It is not used to exclusively describe disobedience to God, but has those connotations:

It's a sin to waste food.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

Ordinarily the sinful cleric prayed and fasted at his own discretion, and nothing is said of his confessing his sins.

Speaking as a AmE I tend to connect this to the Christian god, but that may be due to overexposure to Christianity, rather than actual usage rules.

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potentially :

sin and MW definition

noun:

1a: an offense against religious or moral law

1b: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible

2a: transgression of the law of God

verb:

to commit a sin

It is not used to exclusively describe disobedience to God, but has those connotations:

It's a sin to waste food.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

Ordinarily the sinful cleric prayed and fasted at his own discretion, and nothing is said of his confessing his sins.

Speaking as a AmE I tend to connect this to the Christian god, but that may be due to overexposure to Christianity, rather than actual usage rules.