Sin

This article is about the religious concept. For the trigonometric function commonly written as sin, see Sine. For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation).
"Sinful" and "Sinners" redirect here. For other uses, see Sinful (disambiguation) and Sinners (disambiguation).

Depiction of the sin of Adam and Eve (The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens)

In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities.[1] Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, shameful, harmful, or alienating might be termed "sinful".[2]

  1. ^ "sin". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "sin". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 16 September 2013.