sins Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Definitions
  1. (R. C. Ch.), willful and deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace; in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth.

Webster 1913