as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
even the worst sinner can be redeemed
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Recent Examples of sinner
There was a strongly confessional element to the TRC’s operation; sinners came to the hearings seeking absolution, and victims came seeking to forgive so they might be liberated from their pain.
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Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
In between the two extremes of saints and (supposed) sinners were women who joined religious communities, dedicating their lives to the worship of God.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
And unlike many of those films, its avoidance of forgiveness as a simple fix in turn avoids shifting the responsibility of the sin away from the sinner to the victim.
—Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
There are times throughout history when people blamed sinners for these storms, Baram said; even more recently there was even a belief that hurricanes targeted Florida counties that voted for former president George W. Bush.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2024
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Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
In between the two extremes of saints and (supposed) sinners were women who joined religious communities, dedicating their lives to the worship of God.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
And unlike many of those films, its avoidance of forgiveness as a simple fix in turn avoids shifting the responsibility of the sin away from the sinner to the victim.
—Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
There are times throughout history when people blamed sinners for these storms, Baram said; even more recently there was even a belief that hurricanes targeted Florida counties that voted for former president George W. Bush.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinner
Noun
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It’s widely expected that the administration will first seek to deport criminals who are in this country illegally.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
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Dave Chappelle not only touched on the L.A. County wildfires during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live but also spoofed the evacuations by pretending to be a criminal with a whole lot to hide.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Along with beautification, local leaders say public art has the power to foster a sense of ownership among residents and let would-be wrongdoers know that an area is cared for.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
19 Dec. 2024
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According to Pelletier, the DOJ's approach often leaves individual corporate wrongdoers untouched, even when the DOJ says there's evidence of serious misconduct.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Also tossed in are picturesque but gratuitous use of famous tourist landmarks as background, near-superheroic training montages, credible intimate character dynamics, a ruthless villain (Johan Heldenbergh as Vanaken) and action that in the home stretch goes absurdly over-the-top.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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And though Young and (especially) the perpetrators of the massacre are clearly the villains of the piece, their past history at least partly explains their choices.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Sinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinner. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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