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# sinful

adjective (sinful)

«sinful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) Wrong according to God's law or religious teaching; full of sin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#m1)
2. (informal, humorous) Very naughty or too much: «a sinfully rich chocolate cake». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#m2)

### In the lessons

In church and Bible lessons: Christians believe all people are sinful and need forgiveness; confession and repentance follow. In everyday jokes: «sinful desserts». Phrases: «sinful behaviour», «sinfully delicious».

### Examples

- Christians believe that people are sinful and need God's forgiveness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#x1)
- The priest spoke about sinful thoughts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#x2)
- That chocolate cake is sinfully rich! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#x3)
- The story showed how sinful greed can be. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#x4)
- She felt sinful eating three doughnuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#x5)
- In the Bible, people turned away from sinful ways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#x6)
- "What are you doing, you children?" cried the gentle lady; "that is sinful!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/#x7)

### Note

From «sin» + «-ful». Adverb «sinfully». The humorous sense is light-hearted and not about religion.

## In Jewish tradition

In church and Bible lessons: Christians believe all people are sinful and need forgiveness; confession and repentance follow. In everyday jokes: «sinful desserts». Phrases: «sinful behaviour», «sinfully delicious».

### Examples

- And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel. (Torah NUM.32.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sinful/#x1)
- Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly; they have forsaken the LORD, they have contemned the Holy One of Israel, they are turned away backward. (Prophets ISA.1.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sinful/#x2)
- Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD. (Prophets AMO.9.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sinful/#x3)

### Note

From «sin» + «-ful». Adverb «sinfully». The humorous sense is light-hearted and not about religion.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sinful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sinful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sinful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sinful.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sinful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sinful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sinful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sinful.html) on Mova free.