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sinner

/ˈsɪnə(r)/noun

उच्चारण सिनर

पापी

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noun
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    a person who has committed a sin or sins (has broken God's law)

    पापी

    • Forgive the sinner, not the sin.
    • The priest said that every sinner can seek forgiveness.
    • The preacher said that even a sinner may change his life.
    + 2 more examples
    • In the story, the sinner finally repents and asks for pardon.
    • Nobody should judge another person as a sinner.

    Synonyms wrongdoer transgressor evildoer offender miscreant

    Opposite saint angel virtuous person

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

sinner: countable noun

A sinner is a person who has done wrong according to religious law. The plural is sinners.

'Sinner' वह व्यक्ति है जिसने धार्मिक नियम के अनुसार पाप किया हो। Plural 'sinners' है।

  • The preacher said that every sinner can repent.
  • The story shows a sinner who changes his life.

sinner + verb / repent

Sinners repent, confess and are forgiven. Use these verbs with the noun, not 'sinned person'.

'Sinners' repent, confess और forgiven होते हैं। 'Sinned person' जैसा प्रयोग न करें।

  • Even the worst sinner may repent.
  • The sinner confessed and asked for forgiveness.

sin (noun) / sin (verb) / sinner / sinful

Sin is both a noun and a verb: to sin, sinned, sinned. Sinner is the person, and sinful is the adjective.

'Sin' noun और verb दोनों है: to sin, sinned, sinned। 'Sinner' व्यक्ति है और 'sinful' adjective है।

  • He sinned and repented.
  • She felt it was sinful to waste food.

sinner vs. wrongdoer vs. offender

Sinner is religious or moral. Wrongdoer is moral and general, while offender is legal.

'Sinner' धार्मिक या नैतिक है। 'Wrongdoer' नैतिक और सामान्य है, जबकि 'offender' कानूनी है।

  • He is a wrongdoer in the eyes of the law and a sinner in his own.
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adjective + sinner

greatrepentanthardenedhabitualnotorious

  • He was a repentant sinner who gave his wealth to the poor.

verb + sinner

forgivejudgeredeemcondemnpunish

  • The saint forgave even the worst sinner.

sinner + noun

and saintamong usin the storyin the sermonon judgement day

  • Every sinner and saint appears in his stories.

proverb with sinner

Every saint has a pastEvery sinner has a futureLove the sinnerHate the sinNone is a sinner

  • Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

sinner + in religious teaching

repentconfessseek mercyturn backbe forgiven

  • A sinner who seeks mercy is forgiven, says the sermon.
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  • The saint welcomed the repentant sinner into his ashram.

संत ने पश्चाताप करने वाले पापी का अपने आश्रम में स्वागत किया।

  • Radhika read a story of a robber who became a saint.

राधिका ने एक ऐसे लुटेरे की कहानी पढ़ी जो संत बन गया।

  • No one is a perfect saint, and no one is a total sinner.

कोई भी पूर्ण संत नहीं है और कोई भी पूरी तरह पापी नहीं है।

  • The sermon was about forgiving every sinner.

उपदेश हर पापी को क्षमा करने के बारे में था।

  • He called himself a sinner and asked God for mercy.

उसने स्वयं को पापी कहा और ईश्वर से दया माँगी।

  • The film shows a sinner who finally finds peace in the hills.

फ़िल्म एक ऐसे पापी को दिखाती है जिसे अंत में पहाड़ों में शांति मिलती है।

  • Everyone in the village called him a sinner, but he helped them all in the flood.

गाँव में सब उसे पापी कहते थे, पर बाढ़ में उसने सबकी मदद की।

  • The poem tells of a sinner who seeks mercy at the river bank.

कविता एक पापी की कहानी कहती है जो नदी किनारे दया की प्रार्थना करता है।

◇Word family
sin noun, verbsinful adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

sin·ner

?Which word?

Keep the wrongdoer words together: sinner (against religion), offender (against the law), culprit (a person who has done something wrong), transgressor, miscreant (a person who behaves badly), malefactor.

गलत करने वाले के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sinner (धर्म के विरुद्ध), offender (कानून के विरुद्ध), culprit (गलत काम करने वाला, दोषी), transgressor, miscreant (बुरा व्यवहार करने वाला, बदमाश), malefactor।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

'Hate the sin, not the sinner' (associated with Mahatma Gandhi and Saint Augustine).

कहावत 'Hate the sin, not the sinner' (पाप से घृणा करो, पापी से नहीं; महात्मा गांधी और Saint Augustine से जुड़ी)।