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Meaning of sin

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sin
      n 1: estrangement from god [syn: {sin}, {sinfulness},
           {wickedness}]
      2: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of
         God's will [syn: {sin}, {sinning}]
      3: ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to
         the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn:
         {sine}, {sin}]
      4: (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
      5: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
      6: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
         [syn: {sin}, {hell}]
      v 1: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn:
           {sin}, {transgress}, {trespass}]
      2: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I
         blundered during the job interview" [syn: {drop the ball},
         {sin}, {blunder}, {boob}, {goof}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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