transgression vs evil

evil vs transgression

transgression and evil both are nouns.

transgression is not an adjective while evil is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transgression	Yes	No	No	No
evil	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

transgression: the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
evil: morally objectionable behavior

Other hyponyms of transgression include abomination, immorality, iniquity, wickedness, villainy, depravity, turpitude, vice, sin, sinning, terrorisation, terrorization, offence, offense, crime, inside job.

transgression (noun)	evil (noun)
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle	morally objectionable behavior
the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit	the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

transgression (adjective)	evil (adjective)
	morally bad or wrong
	having or exerting a malignant influence
	having the nature of vice

Difference between transgression and evil

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