Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by or full of sin; wicked.
- adjective Informal Extremely pleasing to the senses; sensuously enjoyable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of sin; wicked; iniquitous; unholy.
- Containing or consisting in sin; contrary to the laws of God: as, sinful action; sinful thoughts; sinful words.
- Contrary to propriety, discretion, wisdom, or the like; wrong; blameworthy.
- Synonyms Illegal, Immoral, etc. (see
criminal ), bad, evil, unrighteous, ungodly, impious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Full of
sin ;wicked ;iniquitous ;unholy . - adjective Containing or consisting in sin; contrary to the laws of God.
- adjective Of or relating to sin;
sinny . - adjective Morally
wrong . - adjective
Evil .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
- adjective far more than usual or expected
- adjective having committed unrighteous acts
Etymologies
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Examples
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Again, as regeneration does not destroy but merely restrains the natural depravity, or innate, sinful dispositions of the Christian, (for these still remain in him after conversion,) it must consist mainly in a change, of that _increased predisposition to sin arising from action, of that preponderance of _sinful habits_ formed by voluntary indulgence of our natural depravity, after we have reached years of moral agency.
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CAIRO - A group of Islamist lawyers said they have gone to court to block what they call a sinful U.N. population conference from being held in Cairo next month.
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Vocation is the first function of the regal office of Christ, by which he calls sinful men to repent and believe the gospel -- a reward being proposed concerning a participation of the kingdom, and a threatening added of eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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Those whom we term sinful, sensual or criminal are simply
Home Missions in Action Edith H. Allen
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What I did that was sinful is not so bad because someone else did something that was just as sinful.
Think Progress » Chinese state press highlights China’s first public same-sex ‘marriage.’ 2010
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What I did that was sinful is not so bad because someone else did something that was just as sinful.
Think Progress » Chinese state press highlights China’s first public same-sex ‘marriage.’ 2010
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Does this one still make you want to touch yourself in sinful ways?
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According to Wikipedia, Catholic guilt is defined as the feeling of remorse, self-doubt, or personal responsibility that results when a Catholic or Lapsed Catholic engages in sinful acts.
duh pookie 2008
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According to Wikipedia, Catholic guilt is defined as the feeling of remorse, self-doubt, or personal responsibility that results when a Catholic or Lapsed Catholic engages in sinful acts.
duh pookie 2008
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God does not “enjoy” sin, and it saddens Him when those He created participate in sinful actions.
Hating the sin, while loving the sinner? – Grasping for the Wind 2006
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