Sin
Transgression against divine law / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the religious concept. For the trigonometric function commonly written as sin, see Sine. For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation).
"Sinful" and "Sinners" redirect here. For other uses, see Sinful (disambiguation) and Sinners (disambiguation).
In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities.[1] Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, shameful, harmful, or alienating might be termed "sinful".[2]