The Clue
No-no (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SIN
Tags
Notes
The answer SIN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Idolatry, for one
Lust is one
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Offense
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Peccadillo
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Transgress
Transgression
Trespass
Wrong
Break a Commandment
Do wrong
Envy, e.g.
Epitome of ugliness?
Fall from grace
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Great fault
Grievous fault
Halo tarnisher?
Hamartiologist's topic
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Moral violation
Mortal wrong
Part of a confession
Preacher's subject
Pride or lust
Scripture topic
Sermon subject
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Subject of a sermon
Bret Harte's Ah ___
"Go and ___ no more"
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No good deed
Old Scratch's delight
Zola's "The ___ of Father Mouret"
You might pay for it later
Definition
SIN as a noun:
1. (sin, sinfulness, wickedness) = estrangement from god
2. (sin, sinning) = an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
3. (sine, sin) = ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
4. (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
5. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6. (sin, hell) = violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
SIN as a verb:
1. (sin, transgress, trespass) = commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
2. (sin, blunder, boob, goof) = commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"