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Definitions for sinner
ˈsɪn ərsin·ner

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sinner, evildoernoun

    a person who sins (without repenting)

Wiktionary

  1. sinnernoun

    a person who has sinned

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sinnernoun

    Etymology: from sin.

    Let the boldest sinner take this one consideration along with him, when he is going to sin, that whether the sin he is about to act ever comes to be pardoned or no, yet, as soon as it is acted, it quite turns the balance, puts his salvation upon the venture, and makes it ten to one odds against him. South.

    Here’s that which is too weak to be a sinner, honest water, which ne’er left man i’ th’ mire. William Shakespeare, Timon.

    Over the guilty then the fury shakes
    The sounding whip, and brandishes her snakes,
    And the pale sinner with her sisters takes. John Dryden, Æn.

    Thither, where sinners may have rest, I go,
    Where flames refin’d in breasts seraphick glow. Alexander Pope.

    Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it,
    If folly grows romantick, I must paint it. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. Sinner

    Sinner is a song by American rock band Drowning Pool and is from their debut album of the same name. Serving as the first track on the album, the song also was released as the third single from the album. It is the last single to feature Dave Williams as lead vocalist before his death the following day. The track served as the theme song of the film The One, starring Jet Li. This was also the theme song of WWE Vengeance 2001.

ChatGPT

  1. sinner

    A sinner is a person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts. The term is typically used in a religious context, where sin is considered a violation of a god's or gods' commandments, or violating moral codes of behaviour as set by religion or society.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sinnernoun

    one who has sinned; especially, one who has sinned without repenting; hence, a persistent and incorrigible transgressor; one condemned by the law of God

  2. Sinnerverb

    to act as a sinner

Wikidata

  1. Sinner

    Sinner are a German heavy metal band formed by vocalist and bassist Mat Sinner in 1982. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene. Their latest album, One Bullet Left, was released in 2011.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. SINNER

    A stupid person who gets found out.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SINNER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sinner is ranked #24031 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sinner surname appeared 1,049 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sinner.

    94% or 987 total occurrences were White.
    2.7% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sinner in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sinner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sinner in a Sentence

  1. R. C. SPROUL (1939- ):

    For a Christian to be a Christian, he must first be a sinner. Being a sinner is a prerequisite for being a church member. The Christian church is one of the few organizations in the world that requires a public acknowledgement of sin as a condition for membership.

  2. John Newton:

    When I was young, I was sure of many things now there are only two things of which I am sure one is, that I am a miserable sinner and the other, that Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. He is well-taught who learns these two lessons.

  3. Mahatma Gandhi:

    Hate the sin, love the sinner.

  4. Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images:

    It was always that Diana was portrayed as the saint and I was portrayed as the sinner, bad Fergie sold an awful lot of papers.

  5. John Owen:

    But this is the second work of the law when it hath by its convictions brought the sinner into a condition of a sense of guilt which he cannot avoid, -- nor will anything tender him relief, which way so ever he lose, for he is in a desert, -- it represents unto him the holiness and severity of God, with his indignation and wrath against sin which have a resemblance of a consuming fire. This fills his heart with dread and terror and makes him see his miserable, undone condition.

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