{
    "term": "sin",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an offence against God or against a religious or moral law",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **commit a sin**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Confess your sins** to God and he will forgive you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "God **forgives our sins**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Bible says that stealing is a sin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's considered a sin to be disrespectful to your parents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Even politicians are not immune from the sins of the flesh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our sons will pay for the sins of their fathers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We believe in the forgiveness of sins."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have repented for past sins. Now it's time to move on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Father, I have committed a sin."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cardinal", "deadly", "mortal"],
                "verb + sin": ["commit", "confess", "repent"],
                "sin + noun": ["tax", "bin"],
                "preposition": ["sin against", "sin of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the forgiveness of sin",
                    "the forgiveness of sins",
                    "the seven deadly sins"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of breaking a religious or moral law",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a life of sin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Believers are called on to turn away from sin and embrace a life of prayer."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cardinal", "deadly", "mortal"],
                "verb + sin": ["commit", "confess", "repent"],
                "sin + noun": ["tax", "bin"],
                "preposition": ["sin against", "sin of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the forgiveness of sin",
                    "the forgiveness of sins",
                    "the seven deadly sins"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an action that people think is very bad",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a sin to waste taxpayers' money like that."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cardinal", "deadly", "mortal"],
                "verb + sin": ["commit", "confess", "repent"],
                "sin + noun": ["tax", "bin"],
                "preposition": ["sin against", "sin of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the forgiveness of sin",
                    "the forgiveness of sins",
                    "the seven deadly sins"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that something that somebody does is like a punishment",
            "labels": "(especially British English, informal, humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She works with us in Accounts, for her sins!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant",
            "labels": "(often humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a shabby old sofa but cushions and throws can hide a multitude of sins."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned or humorous)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that somebody is very unhappy or ugly",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪn/",
                "audio": "si/sin/sin__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪn/",
                "audio": "si/sin/sin__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun Old English synn (noun), syngian (verb); probably related to Latin sons, sont- ‘guilty’."
}