It is sinful to steal. chastised by his minister for his sinful behavior
Recent Examples on the WebMany Muslims consider gays and lesbians to be sinful. Jon Gambrell, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 The woman who’d always warned that reading the wrong books or watching the wrong movies could open the door to sinful temptation. Mike Hixenbaugh, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 Find sinful favors such as pavlova, vanilla caramel flan and salted pistachio, and amp up your scoop with toppings like crunchy Belgian chocolate chips. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 12 Aug. 2022 The woman who’d always warned that reading the wrong books or watching the wrong movies could open the door to sinful temptation. Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 Under his proposal, the Anglican Communion would retain its 1998 resolution defining homosexual relations as inherently sinful, but would not take action to punish provinces that deviated from that teaching. Grayson Quay, The Week, 9 Aug. 2022 Men were sinful, and the goodness of women was the essential bulwark against the corruption of the world. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 16 July 2022 Sacred Serve, a new gelato company, is making ice cream less sinful. Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 29 June 2022 The main exceptions are two flagrantly sinful women — one is a prostitute wanted for a stabbing; the other is love-crazed to the point of being suicidal — who insist on accompanying him on a pilgrimage.New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of sinful was before the 12th century