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Definition of Sinning

1. Adjective. Transgressing a moral or divine law. "If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"

2. Noun. An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will.

Definition of Sinning

1. Verb. (present participle of sin) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sinning

1. sin [v] - See also: sin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinning

sinlessnesses sinned sinner sinnered sinneress sinneresses sinnering sinnerite sinners sinnership

sinnet sinneth sinnets sinnier sinniest sinning (current term) sinny sinoatrial sinoatrial block sinoatrial chamber

sinoatrial conduction time sinoatrial nodal artery sinoatrial node sinoatrial recovery time sinoauricular block sinography sinoite sinological sinologies sinologists

Literary usage of Sinning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The works of Thomas Goodwin by Thomas Goodwin (1862)
"AGGRAVATIONS OF sinning AGAINST MERCY. Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, ... Their sinning against mercies, and despising the riches of God's ..."

2. Aquinas Ethicus: Or, The Moral Teaching of St. Thomas. A Translation of the by Thomas, Joseph Rickaby (1896)
"ARTICLE X.—Does the greatness of the person sinning aggravate the sin ? R. There are two sorts of sin. There is a sin of surprise, arising from the ..."

3. An Oral Debate on the Coming of the Son of Man, Endless Punishment, and by Erasmus Manford, Benjamin Franklin (1860)
"His creed makes God the author of endless sinning and endless suffering. ... He will not permit the devils or the damned souls to cease sinning and learn to ..."

4. An Oral Debate on the Coming of the Son of Man, Endless Punishment, and by Erasmus Manford, Benjamin Franklin (1860)
"His ereed makes God the author of endless sinning and endless suffering. ... He will not permit the devils or the damned souls to cease sinning and learn to ..."

5. The Life and Stories of the Jaina Savior, Pārçvanātha by Bhāvadevasūri (1919)
"Story of the four pupils who, even tho sinning, attained perfection Parc.va had four well-born pupils, ..."

6. Sin and Society: An Analysis of Latter-day Iniquity by Edward Alsworth Ross (1907)
"... sinning BY SYNDICATE THOSE who contend that men are growing better, and those who insist that matters are growing worse, may both be right. ..."

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