SINS

[ sinz ]
/ sɪnz /

noun

a gyroscopic device indicating the exact speed and position of a vessel, as indicated by differences in positions over a given period on a given course, as well as the direction of true north.

Origin of SINS

s(hip's) i(nertial) n(avigation) s(ystem)

Definition for sins (2 of 5)

sin 1
[ sin ]
/ sɪn /

noun

verb (used without object), sinned, sin·ning.

to commit a sinful act.
to offend against a principle, standard, etc.

verb (used with object), sinned, sin·ning.

to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.
to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.

Origin of sin

1
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English syn(n) offense, misdeed; akin to German Sünde, Old Norse synd sin, Latin sōns guilty; (v.) derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English sin(i)gen, syn(i)gen, Old English syngian, itself derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR sin

synonym study for sin

1, 2. See crime.

OTHER WORDS FROM sin

sin·like, adjective sin·ning·ly, adverb sin·ning·ness, noun un·sin·ning, adjective

Definition for sins (3 of 5)

sin 2
[ seen ]
/ sin /

noun

the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of sin

2
First recorded in 1895–1900, sin is from the Hebrew word śīn

Definition for sins (4 of 5)

sīn
[ seen ]
/ sin /

noun

the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of sīn

From Arabic

Definition for sins (5 of 5)

Sin
[ seen ]
/ sin /

noun

the Akkadian god of the moon: the counterpart of the Sumerian Nanna.

Example sentences from the Web for sins

British Dictionary definitions for sins (1 of 5)

sin 1
/ (sɪn) /

noun

theol
  1. transgression of God's known will or any principle or law regarded as embodying this
  2. the condition of estrangement from God arising from such transgressionSee also actual sin, mortal sin, original sin, venial sin
any serious offence, as against a religious or moral principle
any offence against a principle or standard
live in sin informal (of an unmarried couple) to live together

verb sins, sinning or sinned (intr)

theol to commit a sin
(usually foll by against) to commit an offence (against a person, principle, etc)

Derived forms of sin

sinner, noun

Word Origin for sin

Old English synn; related to Old Norse synth, Old High German suntea sin, Latin sons guilty

British Dictionary definitions for sins (2 of 5)

sin 2
/ (sɪn) /

preposition, conjunction, adverb

a Scot dialect word for since

British Dictionary definitions for sins (3 of 5)

sin 3
/ (siːn) /

noun

a variant of shin, the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (שׂ), transliterated as S See shin 2

British Dictionary definitions for sins (4 of 5)

sin 4
/ (saɪn) maths /

abbreviation for

sine

British Dictionary definitions for sins (5 of 5)

SIN

S.I.N.


abbreviation for (in Canada)

social insurance number

Scientific definitions for sins

sin

Abbreviation of sine

Idioms and Phrases with sins

sin

see live in sin; more sinned against than sinning; multitude of sins; ugly as sin; wages of sin.