verb
- past tense and past participle of sin; committed a transgression against divine law or moral principles
Usage: religious context
Examples
- He confessed that he had sinned against God.
- She felt she had sinned by lying to her parents.
- The congregation prayed for forgiveness because they had sinned.
- According to his faith, he sinned when he broke his vow.
- They believed they had sinned by not helping the poor.
- The priest said everyone had sinned at some point in their lives.