Sinful
adjective
Something or someone that is immoral or wicked, based on religious standards.
Stealing is considered sinful in most societies.
Often appears as...
- sinful actions
- sinful thoughts
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Disapproving
adjective
Extremely enjoyable, but makes you feel guilty because it is so much pleasure.
She indulged in the sinful pleasure of eating an entire chocolate cake by herself.
Often appears as...
- sinful pleasure
- sinful dessert
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Disapproving
Idiomatic
adjective
Something or someone that is immoral or wicked, based on religious standards.
Stealing is considered sinful in most societies.
Often appears as...
- sinful actions
- sinful thoughts
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Extremely enjoyable, but makes you feel guilty because it is so much pleasure.
She indulged in the sinful pleasure of eating an entire chocolate cake by herself.
Often appears as...
- sinful pleasure
- sinful dessert
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Origin
In many religions, 'sinful' refers to actions violating divine laws.
Lying is considered sinful.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
'Sinful' can imply different actions are wrong in various cultures.
In some cultures, skipping the Sabbath is sinful.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Severity
Using 'sinful' can suggest a serious moral wrongdoing.
The politician's corrupt practices were seen as sinful.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Origin
In many religions, 'sinful' refers to actions violating divine laws.
Lying is considered sinful.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
'Sinful' can imply different actions are wrong in various cultures.
In some cultures, skipping the Sabbath is sinful.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Severity
Using 'sinful' can suggest a serious moral wrongdoing.
The politician's corrupt practices were seen as sinful.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Origin
In many religions, 'sinful' refers to actions violating divine laws.
Lying is considered sinful.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
'Sinful' can imply different actions are wrong in various cultures.
In some cultures, skipping the Sabbath is sinful.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Severity
Using 'sinful' can suggest a serious moral wrongdoing.
The politician's corrupt practices were seen as sinful.
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Because Christianity had so fervently rejected physical beauty, these medieval artists purposefully avoided aesthetically pleasing forms. At first, decorations for churches or palaces were limited to interesting geometric patterns, which could be pleasing without inspiring sinful thoughts of physical pleasure.
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was really a profound difference because I always thought the two words sinful and dessert went together but there i've never heard anyone at the table say oh i shouldn't or that looks fattening you know none of that it's not
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Stephen Burt: Why people...
or "hit" can help us see how our unacknowledged assumptions can make us believe we are bad, either because sex is sinful or because we tolerate so much sexism. We let guys tell women what to do.
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Distorting Madonna in...
Because Christianity had so fervently rejected physical beauty, these medieval artists purposefully avoided aesthetically pleasing forms. At first, decorations for churches or palaces were limited to interesting geometric patterns, which could be pleasing without inspiring sinful thoughts of physical pleasure.
Video examples
Every Day in Tuscany PIPE...
was really a profound difference because I always thought the two words sinful and dessert went together but there i've never heard anyone at the table say oh i shouldn't or that looks fattening you know none of that it's not
Video examples
Stephen Burt: Why people...
or "hit" can help us see how our unacknowledged assumptions can make us believe we are bad, either because sex is sinful or because we tolerate so much sexism. We let guys tell women what to do.
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Quote examples
Tullian Tchividjian
American Clergyman
When everyone in the world spoke the same language, God came down in judgment, breaking the world apart. But at just the right time, he came down again, this time to reconcile that sinful world to himself.
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Lewis B. Smedes
American Author
In a sinful world, no community can exist for long where nobody is ever held accountable: no teacher would grade a student's performance; no citizen would sit on a jury or call a failed leader to account.
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Luke Ford
Australian Writer
I have decided to follow in my sinful ways, and have largely abandoned the increasingly religious life I was leading over the previous months, including several hours of Talmudic study a day.
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Charles Hodge
American Theologian
Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal and early manifested sinfulness of men in all ages, of every class, and in every part of the world.
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Frank Miller
American Artist
You can't have virtue without sin. What I'm after is having my characters' virtues defined by how they operate in a very sinful environment. That's how you test people.
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Anne Graham Lotz
American Clergyman
I do not believe evil men are led by God. I believe there are plots of evil. We live in a sinful world, and there are a lot of things that happen as a result of sin.
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George Gillespie
Scottish Theologian
There is no sinfulness in the will and affections without some error in the understanding. All lusts which a natural man lives in, are lusts of ignorance.
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Shannon Purser
American Actress
When I was a little kid, I used to get in trouble a lot for lying. Being raised religious, I believed that lying was sinful, so I felt guilty.
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
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Reinhold Niebuhr
American Theologian
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.
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Tullian Tchividjian
American Clergyman
When everyone in the world spoke the same language, God came down in judgment, breaking the world apart. But at just the right time, he came down again, this time to reconcile that sinful world to himself.
Quote examples
Lewis B. Smedes
American Author
In a sinful world, no community can exist for long where nobody is ever held accountable: no teacher would grade a student's performance; no citizen would sit on a jury or call a failed leader to account.
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Luke Ford
Australian Writer
I have decided to follow in my sinful ways, and have largely abandoned the increasingly religious life I was leading over the previous months, including several hours of Talmudic study a day.
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Charles Hodge
American Theologian
Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal and early manifested sinfulness of men in all ages, of every class, and in every part of the world.
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Frank Miller
American Artist
You can't have virtue without sin. What I'm after is having my characters' virtues defined by how they operate in a very sinful environment. That's how you test people.
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Anne Graham Lotz
American Clergyman
I do not believe evil men are led by God. I believe there are plots of evil. We live in a sinful world, and there are a lot of things that happen as a result of sin.
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George Gillespie
Scottish Theologian
There is no sinfulness in the will and affections without some error in the understanding. All lusts which a natural man lives in, are lusts of ignorance.
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Shannon Purser
American Actress
When I was a little kid, I used to get in trouble a lot for lying. Being raised religious, I believed that lying was sinful, so I felt guilty.
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
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Reinhold Niebuhr
American Theologian
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.
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