Sin

Sin

In Abrahamic contexts, sin is the act of violating God's will. Sin can also be viewed as anything within individuals that violates the ideal relationship between them and God.

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Famous quotes containing the word sin:

    “Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.”
    —Alice Walker (b. 1944)

    “Confusion of sign and object is original sin coeval with the word.”
    —Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)

    “For the sin he had committed, Kharis was condemned to be buried alive, but first they cut out his tongue, so the ears of the gods would not be assailed by his unholy curses.”
    —Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane (1905–1983)