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== Definition of sin == | == Definition of sin == | ||
[[https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/460/ CCC 1871]]: | |||
<pre>1871 Sin is an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law (St. Augustine, Faust 22: PL 42, 418). It is an offense against God. It rises up against God in a disobedience contrary to the obedience of Christ.</pre> | |||
* sin is an offense against God | |||
* sin is disobedience to God | |||
* sin is "knowing it is wrong and doing it anyway" | |||
== Etymology | === Etymology === | ||
OE ''synn'' for "moral wrongdoing, injury, mischief, enmity, feud, guilt, crime, offense against God, misdeed" | from OE ''synn'' for "moral wrongdoing, injury, mischief, enmity, feud, guilt, crime, offense against God, misdeed" | ||
* from PIE '''*snt-ya-''', forming '''*es-ont-''' for "becoming" | * from PIE '''*snt-ya-''', forming '''*es-ont-''' for "becoming" | ||