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transgression vs sin

sin vs transgression

transgression and sin both are nouns.

transgression is not a verb while sin is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transgression Yes No No No
sin Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sin is a hyponym of transgression; that is, sin 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
  • sin: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
Other hyponyms of transgression include abomination, evil, immorality, iniquity, wickedness, villainy, depravity, turpitude, vice, sinning, terrorisation, terrorization, offence, offense, crime, inside job.
transgression (noun) sin (noun)
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit estrangement from god
the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
transgression (verb) sin (verb)
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
Difference between transgression and sin

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