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sinning

ˈsɪnɪŋ
WordNet
The Archangel Michael with sword and scales in his hands. He weighs the sins of man with the scales. He's trampling a devil.
The Archangel Michael with sword and scales in his hands. He weighs the sins of man with the scales. He's trampling a devil.
  1. (adj) sinning
    transgressing a moral or divine law "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare"
  2. (n) sinning
    an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
Illustrations
A chained man watches a scene of Christ delivering two believing men from their sins and their chains. Their trust in God makes them live in virtue and guides them on the right path to the eternal life depicted in the background. As an example, a biblical scene is cited: the shepherd boy David won the battle against the great Goliath by his steadfast faith.
A chained man watches a scene of Christ delivering two believing men from their sins and their chains. Their trust in God makes them live in virtue and guides them on the right path to the eternal life depicted in the background. As an example, a biblical scene is cited: the shepherd boy David won the battle against the great Goliath by his steadfast faith.
The sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, commit a sin in the sight of God by making a bad fire in their fireplaces. As punishment, God has the brothers burned. Biblical representation from Lev. 10: 1-3 with the title of the performance in six languages in the margin.
The sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, commit a sin in the sight of God by making a bad fire in their fireplaces. As punishment, God has the brothers burned. Biblical representation from Lev. 10: 1-3 with the title of the performance in six languages in the margin.
Four performances. Top left: Meekness refuses the cardinal sin Anger. In the background, Cain murders his brother Abel. Top right: on the left the heavenly Wisdom, which points to the Bible and which carries a cornucopia as a sign of godliness. On the right, the worldly Wisdom sits studying, while she is crowned by Fame. Bottom left: A person is being brought to justice because he has bowed to idols. Next to the judgment seat is the seven-headed dragon, symbol of the seven deadly sins. In the background, people are worshiping an idol. Bottom right: a man walks on the narrow road and, bent through the gate of penance, goes to meet the hand of God.
Four performances. Top left: Meekness refuses the cardinal sin Anger. In the background, Cain murders his brother Abel. Top right: on the left the heavenly Wisdom, which points to the Bible and which carries a cornucopia as a sign of godliness. On the right, the worldly Wisdom sits studying, while she is crowned by Fame. Bottom left: A person is being brought to justice because he has bowed to idols. Next to the judgment seat is the seven-headed dragon, symbol of the seven deadly sins. In the background, people are worshiping an idol. Bottom right: a man walks on the narrow road and, bent through the gate of penance, goes to meet the hand of God.
Christ says the paralyzed man's sins are forgiven and tells him to take his bed for a walk. Around the audience and the friends of the paralyzed man, who lowered him through the roof at the feet of Christ. Below the picture the title in Latin, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in Marc. 2: 3.
Christ says the paralyzed man's sins are forgiven and tells him to take his bed for a walk. Around the audience and the friends of the paralyzed man, who lowered him through the roof at the feet of Christ. Below the picture the title in Latin, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in Marc. 2: 3.
Portrayal of one of the spiritual works of mercy: the forgiveness of sins. Two men hug each other in a landscape. One holds a sword in hand. The other's sword is on the ground. A boy flees. Title below the performance. The scene is set in an ornamental border.
Portrayal of one of the spiritual works of mercy: the forgiveness of sins. Two men hug each other in a landscape. One holds a sword in hand. The other's sword is on the ground. A boy flees. Title below the performance. The scene is set in an ornamental border.
A priest takes confession in a confessional box. With the remission of sins, the sky opens according to the two verses in Latin and Dutch.
A priest takes confession in a confessional box. With the remission of sins, the sky opens according to the two verses in Latin and Dutch.
The seven deadly sins, personified by seven women, ride in a carriage pulled by two horses. The carriage is shaped like a grotesque monster's mouth. Besides and on the carriage also fabulous creatures. In the front left two ladies who recoil from the carriage.
The seven deadly sins, personified by seven women, ride in a carriage pulled by two horses. The carriage is shaped like a grotesque monster's mouth. Besides and on the carriage also fabulous creatures. In the front left two ladies who recoil from the carriage.
A man on his death bed, he is surrounded by his sins in the form of all kinds of vices, Woman World and devils. An angel points the dying man to the Grace of God. At the bottom of the page you can just see the top of some large printed letters (of a book title?). The print has nothing to do with the Windhandel of 1720, but has been added to the group of side prints added to the series of Tafereel der Fwaasheid with cartoons on the Windhandel or Actiehandel from 1720.
A man on his death bed, he is surrounded by his sins in the form of all kinds of vices, Woman World and devils. An angel points the dying man to the Grace of God. At the bottom of the page you can just see the top of some large printed letters (of a book title?). The print has nothing to do with the Windhandel of 1720, but has been added to the group of side prints added to the series of Tafereel der Fwaasheid with cartoons on the Windhandel or Actiehandel from 1720.
Quotations
Laughter does not seem to be a sin, but it leads to sin.
St. John Chrysosatom
Epictetus
Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world.
Epictetus
There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.
Persian Proverb
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a difference in opinion.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Charles Fillmore
It is a sin to be poor.
Charles Fillmore
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
Willard Beecher
Idioms

Your sins will find you out - This idiom means that things you do wrong will become known.

Usage in the news

The Good News Melissa Clark loves this dessert because "it's light, but feels very sinful". foodandwine.com

Albany's days as Sin City are coming to an end. nymag.com

Joey Lawrence is heading to Sin City for a shot on the Chippendale 's stage. fox48tv.com

Sometimes the sweet tooth kicks in, and we just have to have a sinful treat. svn.com

Use of pornography and other sexual sins are rampant in our culture and in the church. christianitytoday.com

2 THE SINS OF THE MOTHER. myrtlebeachonline.com

We all have to wrestle with sin, and sin is all about being foolish . fortmilltimes.com

Sin Cara News Archive from SmackDown. e.com

Derek Blasberg talks to the up-and-coming director about Sin City-style. harpersbazaar.com

Chicago's ' gluttony ' lands it on 'sinful' travel itinerary. chicagotribune.com

"It's the perfect bit of sin," said Ali Larter, star of TV's "Heroes," of the room in New York City. msnbc.msn.com

The ancient rabbis declared that, "even though a Jew has sinned"—which in this context means sinned against his own—"he remains Israel. tnr.com

Monsignor not liable for sins of church. timesleader.com

Greed is the drama critic's prevailing sin. villagevoice.com

Women's swim trunks cover multitude of sins. ohio.com

Usage in scientific papers

Ln (cos a, sin a)˜hj Ln (cos b, sin bi)˜hj Ln (cos x, sin x).
Local Rigidity of Partially Hyperbolic Actions

N −1 (E ) = sin(πs(E )), if N is even and cos → sin if N is odd.
Random matrix representations of critical statistics

Then, ∆ii (k) becomes ∆ii (k) = ai + 2bi (cos kx + cos ky ) + 4ci cos kx cos ky +4δi sin kx sin ky , (3) where we have introduced three parameters, ai , bi and ci representing on-site (ai ), nearest-neighbor (bi ), and next-nearest-neighbor (ci ) pairings.
Simple Real-Space Picture of Nodeless and Nodal s-wave Gap Functions in Iron Pnictide Superconductors

N , I (x) = sinc x − cos x − (x/3) sin x with sinc x = x−1 sin x and J (x) = x cos x − sin x.
Two-dimensional droplet spreading over random topographical substrates

L ) sin θL − cos θL cos β sin θL sin(λ − φL ) Note, due to the precession of the orbital plane, this polarization angle varies during the evolution of the binary.
The search for spinning black hole binaries in mock LISA data using a genetic algorithm

Usage in literature

While I proclaimed the love of God to sinners, I also preached vehemently against sin. "Frank Oldfield" by T.P. Wilson

How do you plead, 'guilty or not guilty, sinful or not sinful? "Expositions of Holy Scripture" by Alexander Maclaren

As there is no sin so great that the blood of Christ cannot blot it out, so there is no sin so small that it cannot destroy a soul. "The Parables of Our Lord" by William Arnot

The laws given by Moses were neglected, and a long period of gross sinning followed. "Usury" by Calvin Elliott

All sin, each sin, every sin. "Christie's Old Organ" by Mrs. O. F. Walton

For long, I could not recall my sin without sinning anew. "St. Cuthbert's" by Robert E. Knowles

First, then, deep repentance of sin. "Gathering Jewels" by James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles

The secret is always to take sin to the Cross, see there its sinfulness, and then put it under the Blood and reckon it gone. "The Calvary Road" by Roy Hession

He that may sin, sins least: leave to transgress, I. "The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2" by Robert Herrick

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. "Jesus the Christ" by James Edward Talmage

Usage in poetry
The age to brighten every path
By sin and sorrow trod;
For loving hearts to usher in
The commonwealth of God.
"The Present Age" by Frances Ellen Watkins
And then he enters hastily…
Again, for all I know,
Someone has something sinful to
Conceal in all this snow!
"First Snow" by Boris Pasternak Author object (82)
O Everlasting Light,
Shine graciously within;
Brightest of all on earth that's bright,
Come shine away my sin.
"O Everlasting Light" by Horatius Bonar Author object (303)
Yea, the slidings back of sin
Were but wounds whereby to win
Humbling victories within,—
Lord! Thou knowest;
"Thou Knowest" by Martin Farquhar Tupper
In the hour of my distress,
When temptations me oppress,
And when I my sins confess,
Sweet Spirit, comfort me!
"His Litany, To The Holy Spirit" by Robert Herrick
In the hours of my distress,
When temptations me oppress,
And when I my sins confess
Sweet Spirit, comfort me!
"Sweet Spirit, Comfort Me" by Robert Herrick