Bible Dictionaries
Sin

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; - often followed by against.

(2):

(n.) Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.

(3):

(n.) An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.

(4):

(n.) A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.

(5):

(n.) An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.

(6):

(adv., prep., & conj.) Old form of Since.

(7):

(n.) To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sin.html. 1828.