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sin

 
 
/sɪn/ noun

Definition

RELIGION [C, U] something which is against the rules of a religion: the sin of pride
MORALLY WRONG [no plural] informal something that you should not do because it is morally wrong: You've only got one life and it's a sin to waste it.
(Definition of sin noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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