sinning

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: sin

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's willSynonyms: sin

Adjective (1)

  1. transgressing a moral or divine law“if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive — Shakespeare”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sin \Sin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinning.] [OE. sinnen, singen, sinegen, AS. syngian. See Sin, n.]

1.To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against. [1913 Webster]

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned.— Ps. li. 4.[1913 Webster]
All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.— Rom. iii. 23.[1913 Webster]

2.To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress. [1913 Webster]

I am a man More sinned against than sinning.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Who but wishes to invert the laws Of order, sins against the eternal cause. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Sinaic
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