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sin

/ˈsɪn/ noun B2
  1. A violation of divine will or religious law. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A misdeed or wrong. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin. (countable, uncountable)
  5. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A flaw or mistake. (countable, uncountable)
  7. sin bin (countable, uncountable)

Plural sins

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OVER the borders, a sin without pardon,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 8 · C1
Noirtier—for it was, indeed, he who entered—looked after the servant until the door was closed, and then, fearing, no doubt, that he might be overheard in the antechamber, he opened the door again, nor was the precaution useless, as appeared from the rapid retreat of Germain, who proved that he was not exempt from the sin which ruined our first parents.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 109 · C1
Lynde says I’m full of original sin.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 171 · C1
But then, Diana, even ministers are human and have their besetting sins just like everybody else.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 202 · C1

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