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Sinner

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One that sins or does wrong; a transgressor.

n. A scamp.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a person who has sinned

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who has sinned; especially, one who has sinned without repenting; hence, a persistent and incorrigible transgressor; one condemned by the law of God.

verb-intransitive. To act as a sinner.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who sins; one who disobeys or transgresses the divine law.

n. One who fails in any duty or transgresses any law; an offender; a criminal.

To act as a sinner: with indefinite it.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a person who sins (without repenting)

Word Usage

"S. Augustine says [244]: "If God did not hear sinners, in vain would the publican have said, _God be merciful to me a sinner_"; and S. Chrysostom says [245]: "_Every one that asketh receiveth_ -- that is, whether he be just man or sinner.""

Antonym

innocent

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

offender wrongdoer

Hyponym

Magdalen st. mary magdalen mary magdalen Mary Magdalene St. Mary Magdalene

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

transgressor trespasser offender wrongdoer malfeasant reprobate

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Berliner Skinner beginner brinner dinner inner pinner printer skinner spinner

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

wretch thief rascal villain offender beggar traitor heretic liar drunkard