sin
- sin
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ cardinal, deadly, mortal
▪ egregious (esp. AmE), grave, great, grievous, heinous
▪ unforgivable, unpardonable
▪ venial
▪ original
▪ the Christian doctrine of original sin
▪ past
▪ We have repented for past sins. Now it's time to move on.
VERB + SIN
▪ commit
▪ confess
▪ They had confessed their sins and done their penance.
▪ repent
▪ expiate
▪ They would have to expiate their sins through suffering.
▪ wash away
▪ The holy water washes away their sins.
▪ forgive
▪ punish
▪ consider sth
▪ It's considered a sin to be disrespectful to your parents.
▪ Usury is considered a sin.
SIN + NOUN
▪ tax (esp. AmE)
▪ sin taxes on cigarettes and alcohol
▪ bin (BrE, sports)
▪ Both sides lost a player to the sin bin just before the interval.
PREPOSITION
▪ sin against
▪ sin of
PHRASES
▪ the forgiveness of sin, the forgiveness of sins
▪ We believe in the forgiveness of sins.
▪ the seven deadly sins
▪ Idleness, in her book, was possibly the deadliest of the seven deadly sins.
▪ a sin of commission (= doing sth you should not do), a sin of omission (= not doing sth you should do)
▪ the sins of the fathers
▪ Our sons will pay for the sins of their fathers.
▪ the sins of the flesh (= sexual acts that you should not do)
▪ Even politicians are not immune from the sins of the flesh.
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