Another word for sin
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Noun
A wicked act or wicked behavior
- any act or behavior that is wrong; the doing of wrong; transgression
- Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
- Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
- Unfair; unjust:
- The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
- A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
- sinfulness
- a sin
- The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
- The state of being offended.
- A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
- A wrong or illegal deed; a wrongdoing.
- Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
- A grossly immoral act; a sin.
- The quality or condition of being immoral.
- An immoral act or practice.
- Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
- Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful:
- Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:
- Sorcery; witchcraft.
- Representation of devils or demons, as in paintings or fiction.
- Devilish conduct; deviltry.
- Reckless mischief.
- Extreme cruelty; wickedness.
- Evil magic; witchcraft.
- An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
- Unlawful activity:
- A serious offense, especially one in violation of morality.
See also:That which is morally bad or objectionable
- Not in conformity with fact or truth; incorrect or erroneous:
- Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
- Unfair; unjust:
- The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
- A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
- sinfulness
- a sin
- Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
- A grossly immoral act; a sin.
- Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
- Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful:
- Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous:
See also:Something that offends one's sense of propriety, fairness, or justice
- An act of extreme violence or viciousness:
- Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
- Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this:
- The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
- The state of being offended.
- A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
- An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
- Unlawful activity:
- A serious offense, especially one in violation of morality.
See also:
Verb
To violate a moral or divine law
- To commit an unlawful injury to the person, property, or rights of another, with actual or implied force or violence, especially to enter onto another's land wrongfully.
- To infringe on the privacy, time, or attention of another:
- To commit an offense or a sin; transgress or err.
- To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep:
- To act in violation of (the law, for example).
- To commit an offense by violating a law, principle, or duty.
- To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in:
- To be displeasing or disagreeable to:
- To result in displeasure:
- To make an error or misjudgment:
- To commit an act that is wrong; do wrong.
- To stray.
See also:
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Another word for sin
Noun
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- The state of being unrighteous.
- An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
- Unlawful activity:
- A serious offense, especially one in violation of morality.
- The quality or condition of being immoral.
- An immoral act or practice.
- Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
- A grossly immoral act; a sin.
- The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
- A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
- A violation of a law, principle, or duty.
- The exceeding of due bounds or limits.
- A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
- To commit an unlawful injury to the person, property, or rights of another, with actual or implied force or violence, especially to enter onto another's land wrongfully.
- To infringe on the privacy, time, or attention of another:
- To commit an offense or a sin; transgress or err.
- any act or behavior that is wrong; the doing of wrong; transgression
- An act, assertion, or belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.
- The condition of having incorrect or false knowledge.
- The act or an instance of deviating from an accepted code of behavior.
Antonyms:
Verb
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- (idiomatic) To have numerous sexual partners.
- To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.
- Used other than as an idiom. To roll around in mud or dirt
- (figuratively, idiomatic)
- To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions.
- (idiomatic, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.
- (idiomatic, of a male) To experiment sexually with different partners before a more serious marriage, especially a rich or powerful young male.
- (idiomatic, often of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.
- To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct:
- To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
- To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:
- To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
- To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position:
- To lose an upright or erect position suddenly:
- To behave badly.
- To behave (oneself) in an inappropriate way:
- To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep:
- To act in violation of (the law, for example).
- To commit an offense by violating a law, principle, or duty.
- To commit an unlawful injury to the person, property, or rights of another, with actual or implied force or violence, especially to enter onto another's land wrongfully.
- To infringe on the privacy, time, or attention of another:
- To commit an offense or a sin; transgress or err.
- To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in:
- To be displeasing or disagreeable to:
- To result in displeasure:
- To make an error or misjudgment:
- To commit an act that is wrong; do wrong.
- To stray.
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