sin vs fall

sin and fall both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sin	Yes	No	Yes	No
fall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fall is a hyponym of sin; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sin:

sin: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
fall: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

Other hyponyms of sin include actual sin, original sin, deadly sin, mortal sin, venial sin.

As verbs, fall is a hyponym of sin; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sin:

sin (noun)	fall (noun)
an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will	a sudden drop from an upright position
estrangement from god	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
	a movement downward
	a downward slope or bend
	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
	the time of day immediately following sunset

sin (verb)	fall (verb)
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law	occur at a specified time or place
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake	decrease in size, extent, or range
	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
	be born, used chiefly of lambs
	come out; issue
	assume a disappointed or sad expression
	begin vigorously
	come as if by falling
	be cast down
	go as if by falling
	fall or flow in a certain way
	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
	move in a specified direction
	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
	slope downward
	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
	lose an upright position suddenly
	to be given by assignment or distribution
	be captured
	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
	come into the possession of
	to be given by right or inheritance
	be inherited by
	lose office or power
	yield to temptation or sin
	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	lose one's chastity
	die, as in battle or in a hunt
	be due
	come under, be classified or included
	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	fall from clouds