Wordie: Sin

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(n): failure to adhere to moral principles

(n): an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

(n): the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

(n): ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

(n): function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle

(n): (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna

(n): a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites

(n): the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

(n): the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

(n): violent and excited activity

(n): any specific behavior

(v): commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

(v): act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

(v): commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

(v): act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

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about 1 year ago oroboros said:

If you believe that by being human you have sinned, you should take it upon yourself to accept every person’s calls from telemarketers.

--Jan Cox

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