Definition
Broke a religious law or moral rule; did something considered seriously wrong in a religious context.
Etymology
From Old English 'synn,' related to Old Norse 'synn' and likely Germanic roots. The concept of 'sin' is fundamental to Judeo-Christian theology but appears in similar forms across religions.
Kelly Says
The concept of sin shaped how Western law developed—our ideas of guilt, forgiveness, and redemption all come from religious frameworks. Even atheists use 'that's sinful' to mean 'morally wrong,' showing how deeply religious language embedded itself in ethics.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኃጢአት ሠለ
ha-ti-at se-le
BNবাংলা
পাপ করল
paap kor-lo
CACatalà
ha pecat
a pe-kat
CSČeština
hřešil
hre-sheel
DEDeutsch
gesündigt
ge-zoyn-diht
ELΕλληνικά
αμάρτησε
a-mar-tese
ESEspañol
pecado
peh-kah-doh
FAفارسی
خطا کرد
khata kard
FRFrançais
a péché
a pe-she
GUGU
પાપ કર્યો
paap kar-yo
HIहिन्दी
पाप किया
paap kee-ya
HUMagyar
bűnt követett el
boont ko-ve-tett el
IDBahasa Indonesia
berdosa
ber-doh-sah
ITItaliano
ha peccato
a pe-kah-toh
JA日本語
罪を犯した
tsumi o okashita
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-prou-et
KO한국어
죄를 짓다
joe-reul jit-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berdosa
ber-doh-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က တရားမကျေ
kyun-ta-w-ka ta-ra-ma-kye
NLNederlands
zondige
zon-dee-geh
PAPA
ਗੁਨਾਹ ਕੀਤਾ
gu-nah kee-taa
PLPolski
grzeszył
grzes-heel
PTPortuguês
pecou
peh-koo
RORomână
a păcătuit
a pah-kah-too-eeht
RUРусский
погрешил
pa-gre-sheel
SVSvenska
syndat
sin-dahht
SWKiswahili
alikuwa amefanya dhambi
a-li-koo-wa a-me-fa-nya dhambi
TAதமிழ்
பாவம் செய்தான்
paavam sey-thaan
TEతెలుగు
పాపం చేశాడు
paapam che-shaadu
TLTL
nagkasala
na-gkas-a-la
TRTürkçe
günaha girdi
goo-nah-ha gir-dee
UKУкраїнська
погрішив
pa-hree-sheev
URاردو
گناہ کیا
gnah kee-ya
VITiếng Việt
lỗi lầm
loy lam
ZUZU
wukuphila
wuku-phi-la