sinning

noun

sinning

noun

1

The act of committing a sin.

High sinnings do greatly dishonour God, wound conscience, reproach religion, stagger the weak, grieve the strong, open the mouths of the wicked, and provoke God to withdraw his gracious presence[…]1675, Thomas Brooks, A Word in Season to this Present Generation […] :

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