transgression
NounUS[tranz-gresh-uhn]/trænzˈɡrɛʃən/3 syllables
Synonyms:
evildoing
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)transgressions
- the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle“the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father”Synonyms: evildoingType of wrongdoing, wrongful conductKinds sin, evil, crime, offense, inside job, depravity, abomination, villainy, vice, terrorization
- the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strataType of geological phenomenon
- the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limitType of action
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Trans·gres′sion noun
Origin: L. transgressio a going across, going over, transgression of the law, from transgredi, transgressus, to step across, go over; trans over, across + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. transgression. See Grade.
The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.
Forgive thy people... all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee.— I Kings viii. 50.
What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass On his transgression, death denounced that day ?— John Milton
The transgression is in the stealer.— William Shakespeare
Synonyms: Fault; offense; crime; infringement; misdemeanor; misdeed; affront; sin.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54