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| atone |
to make reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like (usu. fol. by "for"). [2 definitions] |
| backslide |
to revert to moral wrongdoing or sin. |
| besetting |
constantly tormenting, troubling, or preoccupying, as a need, temptation, or sin. |
| clean |
free from sin; moral; pure. [1/12 definitions] |
| cleanse |
to purify, as of sin or guilt. [1/2 definitions] |
| crime |
an act against moral or natural law; sin. [1/3 definitions] |
| err |
to commit a sin. [1/3 definitions] |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| Immaculate Conception |
the Roman Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived and born free of original sin. |
| impeccable |
incapable of sin or misdeed. [1/2 definitions] |
| justify |
to absolve of sin or error; declare or make free of blame or guilt. [1/5 definitions] |
| offend |
to violate or sin against (a law, religious precept, or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
| offense |
a violation of a law, rule, or standard of conduct; crime, sin, or breach of good conduct. [1/6 definitions] |
| original sin |
in Christianity, the sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve, for which they and all humans were made to suffer pain and mortality. |
| peccadillo |
a minor sin or offense, or a slight fault. |
| peccavi |
a confession of one's sin or guilt. |
| Pelagian |
of or concerning a doctrine, condemned as heresy by the Roman Catholic Church in 416 A.D., that denies original sin and asserts one's ability to achieve salvation through virtuous acts of free will. |
| plenary indulgence |
in the Roman Catholic Church, an indulgence that remits in full the temporal punishment still due to sin after absolution. |
| purge |
to clear of sin or guilt. [1/12 definitions] |
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