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
▪

a sin against God

▪ sin of
▪

the sin of pride

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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