as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
even the worst sinner can be redeemed
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Recent Examples of sinner
The sacrament of Confession in Catholicism is one way to get sins pardoned, releasing the sinner from eternal punishment.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
This work, for me, brought to mind Giovanni da Modena’s extraordinary early-fifteenth-century fresco in Bologna’s Basilica of San Petronio depicting the devil and his demons eating sinners in hell.
—Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Even the greatest saints were sinners and everything in reality, even the most beautiful things, are corroded by evil: everything, except Mary.
—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
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
This work, for me, brought to mind Giovanni da Modena’s extraordinary early-fifteenth-century fresco in Bologna’s Basilica of San Petronio depicting the devil and his demons eating sinners in hell.
—Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Even the greatest saints were sinners and everything in reality, even the most beautiful things, are corroded by evil: everything, except Mary.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinner
Noun
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Malik revealed that his goal was to practice law, specifically focusing on criminal law and personal injury and criminal.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a recent spree of clemency for white collar criminals, President Trump has pardoned Utah entrepreneur Trevor Milton, who was convicted in 2022 of misleading investors in his hydrogen and electric truck company Nikola.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While revoking an Oscar is practically unheard of (the only instance dates back to 1969, when Young Americans briefly held the Best Documentary Feature title before it was disqualified over an eligibility technicality), the Academy has found other ways to reprimand Tinseltown's wrongdoers.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Even when a big threat does arrive on the scene, the heroes aren't there right away, so plenty of innocent people get hurt before a villain gets brought to justice.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Whereas Serena could easily have emerged as a one-note villain, from the beginning of her tenure on the series, Strahovski has imbued Serena with a soulfulness that often puts the audience uncomfortably on her side, despite her reprehensible actions.—
Scarlett Harris,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Sinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinner. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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