The Clue
Subject of a sermon (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SIN
Tags
Notes
The answer SIN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
Fault
Lapse
Lust, for one
Misbehave
Original ___
Peccancy
Sloth, for one
Transgress
Ugly as ___
"The wages of ___ is . . . "
Wrong
Wrongdoing
Anger, e.g.
Avarice, e.g.
Break a commandment
Confession in a confessional
Confession topic
Confessional confession
One of a deadly septet
Envy, e.g.
Fall from grace
Go astray
Hamartiologist's topic
Kind of fax
Kind of tax
Lust or gluttony
Mortal wrong
Preacher's subject
Sermon subject
Sermon topic
Stray from righteousness
Stray, in a way
Thing to confess
Bara film: 1915
Do something wrong
"Love is my ___ ?": Shak.
No good deed
Subject for Billy Graham
Covet thy neighbor's wife, say
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"