Definitions of sinning
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transgressing a moral or divine law“"if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare”
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offending
offending against or breaking a law or rule
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offending
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an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
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fall
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
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actual sin
a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
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original sin
a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam
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deadly sin, mortal sin
an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
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venial sin
a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace
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pride, superbia
unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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envy, invidia
spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacity
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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acedia, laziness, sloth
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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anger, ira, ire, wrath
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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gluttony, gula, overeating
eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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lust, luxuria
self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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evildoing, transgression
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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