Crime vs. Sin

Crime vs. Sin — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Crime and Sin

Crimenoun

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.

Sinnoun

(theology) A violation of God's will or religious law.

As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.

Crimenoun

(countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.

Sinnoun

A misdeed.

Crimenoun

That which occasions crime.

Sinnoun

A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.

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Crimenoun

(uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.

Sinnoun

An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.

Crimenoun

(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

Crime doesn’t pay.

Sinnoun

A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ]]

Crimeverb

To subject to disciplinary punishment.

Sinnoun

A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س

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Crimeverb

(nonce word) To commit crime(s).

Sinnoun

A traditional tube skirt worn by Lao and Thai women, particularly northern Thai and northeastern Thai women.

Crimenoun

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act;

a long record of crimes

Sinverb

To commit a sin.

Crimenoun

an evil act not necessarily punishable by law;

crimes of the heart

Sinnoun

estrangement from god

Sinnoun

an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

Sinnoun

ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

Sinnoun

(Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna

Sinnoun

the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Sinnoun

violent and excited activity;

they began to fight like sin

Sinverb

commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

Sinverb

commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake;

I blundered during the job interview