as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
even the worst sinner can be redeemed
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Recent Examples of sinner
Even the greatest saints were sinners and everything in reality, even the most beautiful things, are corroded by evil: everything, except Mary.
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
In between the two extremes of saints and (supposed) sinners were women who joined religious communities, dedicating their lives to the worship of God.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Perhaps out of a shared sense of guilt, Oppenheimer yearns to give these sinners a chance to atone for their mistakes.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
In between the two extremes of saints and (supposed) sinners were women who joined religious communities, dedicating their lives to the worship of God.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinner
Noun
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Only criminal hacking is a crime, and not all hackers are criminals.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Officers says there are many reasons people use fake plates: criminals hoping to avoid being tracked by law enforcement, evading fines on toll roads, or people trying to find a way to drive without a driver’s license or insurance.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The promise of criminal prosecution of a person responsible for such a death may seem righteous and like an effective deterrent against future wrongdoers.—
Michael Abrams,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a mythical world, justice proceeds like this: After being wronged by a government injustice, a victim lawyers up and sues the government wrongdoer.—
James S. Burling,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There are spells, curses, vendettas, a twist villain, giant dragons who turn into humanoid warriors and many other creatures populating the world of this gargantuan feat of eye-popping computer animation.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hackman was among the most accomplished actors of his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and antiheroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s.—
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Sinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinner. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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