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==Definition==
*1. a. An [[act]] which is regarded as a transgression of the [[divine]] [[law]] and an offence against [[God]]; a violation (esp. wilful or deliberate) of some religious or moral principle.
The expression for my sins (see quot. 1842) is freq. employed in a trivial or jocular way. For the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins seven deadly sins]
:b. transf. A violation of some [[standard]] of taste or propriety.
*2. a. Without article or pl. Violation of divine law; [[action]] or conduct characterized by this; a [[state]] of transgression against God or His commands. original sin
:b. Personified.
:c. In phrases child, or man, of sin; as black, or ugly, as sin. Also like (or worse than) sin: vehemently, intensely, vigorously. Cf. like the devil s.v. DEVIL n. 16.
:d. to live in sin: to cohabit outside marriage.
*3. a. A pity; a shame.
Still in colloquial use, esp. in Scotland
:b. A fear of doing wrong. Obs. rare.
==Description==
Sin is a term used mainly in a [[religious]] [[context]] to describe an [[act]] that violates a [[moral]] rule, or the state of having committed such a violation. Commonly, the moral code of conduct is decreed by a divine entity, i.e. Divine law.
Sin is often used to mean an action that is prohibited or considered wrong; in some religions, sin can refer to a state of mind rather than a specific action. Colloquially, any [[thought]], [[word]], or [[act]] considered immoral, shameful, harmful, or alienating might be termed "sinful".
Common [[ideas]] surrounding sin in various religions include:
* Punishment for sins, from other people, from God either in life or in [[afterlife]], or from the [[Universe]] in general.
* The question of whether an act must be [[intention]]al to be sinful.
* The idea that one's conscience should produce [[guilt]] for a [[conscious]] act of sin.
* A scheme for determining the seriousness of the sin.
* Repentance from (expressing regret for and determining not to commit) sin, and [[atonement]] (repayment) for past deeds.
* The possibility of forgiveness of sins, often through [[communication]] with a deity or intermediary; in [[Christianity]] often referred to as [[salvation]].
==Etymology==
The [[word]] sin derives from [[Old English]] synn, recorded in use as early as the 9th century.[1] The same [[root]] appears in several other Germanic languages, e.g. Old Norse synd, or German Sünde. There is presumably a Germanic root *sun(d)jō (literally "it is true").[2]
But in the biblical Hebrew, the generic word for sin is het. It means to err, to miss the mark. It does not mean to do [[evil]].[3]
The [[Greek]] word hamartia (ἁμαρτία) is usually translated as sin in the [[New Testament]]. In Classical Greek, it means "to miss the mark" or "to miss the target" which was also used in Old English archery.[4] In Koine Greek, which was spoken in the time of the New Testament, however, this translation is not adequate.[5]
==Quote==
'''Sin''' must be redefined as deliberate disloyalty to [[Deity]]. There are degrees of disloyalty: the partial loyalty of indecision; the divided loyalty of confliction; the dying loyalty of indifference; and the death of loyalty exhibited in [[devotion]] to godless [[ideals]].[http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper89.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper89.html&line=170#mfs]
==Notes==
# Editorial board. Oxford English Dictionary (1971) ISBN 0198612125. Earliest citation c.825.
# Bartleby - Sin
# The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom by Gerald L. Schroeder
# Liddell and Scott: Greek-English Lexicon 9th ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
# Danker, Frederick W. A: Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press.
==Bibliography==
* Hein, David. "Regrets Only: A Theology of Remorse." The Anglican 33, no. 4 (October 2004): 5-6
* Schumacher, Meinolf. Sündenschmutz und Herzensreinheit: Studien zur Metaphorik der Sünde in lateinischer und deutscher Literatur des Mittelalters. Munich: Fink, 1996
* Paper 89 - Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Psychology]]
==Definition==
*1. a. An [[act]] which is regarded as a transgression of the [[divine]] [[law]] and an offence against [[God]]; a violation (esp. wilful or deliberate) of some religious or moral principle.
The expression for my sins (see quot. 1842) is freq. employed in a trivial or jocular way. For the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins seven deadly sins]
:b. transf. A violation of some [[standard]] of taste or propriety.
*2. a. Without article or pl. Violation of divine law; [[action]] or conduct characterized by this; a [[state]] of transgression against God or His commands. original sin
:b. Personified.
:c. In phrases child, or man, of sin; as black, or ugly, as sin. Also like (or worse than) sin: vehemently, intensely, vigorously. Cf. like the devil s.v. DEVIL n. 16.
:d. to live in sin: to cohabit outside marriage.
*3. a. A pity; a shame.
Still in colloquial use, esp. in Scotland
:b. A fear of doing wrong. Obs. rare.
==Description==
Sin is a term used mainly in a [[religious]] [[context]] to describe an [[act]] that violates a [[moral]] rule, or the state of having committed such a violation. Commonly, the moral code of conduct is decreed by a divine entity, i.e. Divine law.
Sin is often used to mean an action that is prohibited or considered wrong; in some religions, sin can refer to a state of mind rather than a specific action. Colloquially, any [[thought]], [[word]], or [[act]] considered immoral, shameful, harmful, or alienating might be termed "sinful".
Common [[ideas]] surrounding sin in various religions include:
* Punishment for sins, from other people, from God either in life or in [[afterlife]], or from the [[Universe]] in general.
* The question of whether an act must be [[intention]]al to be sinful.
* The idea that one's conscience should produce [[guilt]] for a [[conscious]] act of sin.
* A scheme for determining the seriousness of the sin.
* Repentance from (expressing regret for and determining not to commit) sin, and [[atonement]] (repayment) for past deeds.
* The possibility of forgiveness of sins, often through [[communication]] with a deity or intermediary; in [[Christianity]] often referred to as [[salvation]].
==Etymology==
The [[word]] sin derives from [[Old English]] synn, recorded in use as early as the 9th century.[1] The same [[root]] appears in several other Germanic languages, e.g. Old Norse synd, or German Sünde. There is presumably a Germanic root *sun(d)jō (literally "it is true").[2]
But in the biblical Hebrew, the generic word for sin is het. It means to err, to miss the mark. It does not mean to do [[evil]].[3]
The [[Greek]] word hamartia (ἁμαρτία) is usually translated as sin in the [[New Testament]]. In Classical Greek, it means "to miss the mark" or "to miss the target" which was also used in Old English archery.[4] In Koine Greek, which was spoken in the time of the New Testament, however, this translation is not adequate.[5]
==Quote==
'''Sin''' must be redefined as deliberate disloyalty to [[Deity]]. There are degrees of disloyalty: the partial loyalty of indecision; the divided loyalty of confliction; the dying loyalty of indifference; and the death of loyalty exhibited in [[devotion]] to godless [[ideals]].[http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper89.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper89.html&line=170#mfs]
==Notes==
# Editorial board. Oxford English Dictionary (1971) ISBN 0198612125. Earliest citation c.825.
# Bartleby - Sin
# The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom by Gerald L. Schroeder
# Liddell and Scott: Greek-English Lexicon 9th ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
# Danker, Frederick W. A: Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press.
==Bibliography==
* Hein, David. "Regrets Only: A Theology of Remorse." The Anglican 33, no. 4 (October 2004): 5-6
* Schumacher, Meinolf. Sündenschmutz und Herzensreinheit: Studien zur Metaphorik der Sünde in lateinischer und deutscher Literatur des Mittelalters. Munich: Fink, 1996
* Paper 89 - Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Psychology]]