SINFULNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Estrangement from god

Synonyms:

sin; sinfulness; wickedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sinfulness" is a kind of...):

unrighteousness (failure to adhere to moral principles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sinfulness"):

mark of Cain (the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature)

Derivation:

sinful (having committed unrighteous acts)

sinful (characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin)