sinner
One who errs
A sinner is someone who commits sins—actions that violate moral or religious law.
The term carries strong religious connotations, particularly in Christianity, where all humans are considered sinners by nature.
Outside strictly religious contexts, sinner often appears with ironic or humorous intent: I've been a sinner—I had three slices of cake.
To call yourself a sinner may signal genuine remorse or playful self-deprecation about minor indulgences.
Evil or slang-excellent
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- unrighteousMorally wrong or evil
fallen · transgressor · wrongdoer · evildoer · iniquitous · unrepentant · impenitent · backslider
One who breaks rules
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- wrongdoerPerson who misbehaves
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
- culpritPerson found guilty
felon · malefactor · convict · violator · delinquent · miscreant · outlaw · trespasser
Remorseful rejection of past wrongs
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- damnationEternal punishment decree
purgatory · hellfire · absolution · penitence · piety · blasphemy · heresy · apostasy
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- regretSorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
confession · atonement · repentance · self-blame · anguish · compunction · culpability · self-condemnation
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- reformationProcess of improving institutions
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
renewal · rebirth · conversion · deliverance · sanctification · purification · reconciliation · amends
Severe disapproval expressed formally
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
sentence · justice · penalty · retribution · accountability · hellfire · damnation · wrath
wicked
Evil or slang-excellent
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
unrighteous · fallen · transgressor · wrongdoer · evildoer · iniquitous · unrepentant · impenitent · backslider · reprobate
offender
One who breaks rules
- transgressorOne who violates rules
- wrongdoerPerson who misbehaves
- lawbreakerOne who commits crimes
culprit · felon · malefactor · convict · violator · delinquent · miscreant · outlaw · trespasser · criminal
repentance
Remorseful rejection of past wrongs
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- salvationDeliverance from harm
damnation · purgatory · hellfire · absolution · penitence · piety · blasphemy · heresy · apostasy · idolatry
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- regretSorrow over past actions
self-reproach · confession · atonement · repentance · self-blame · anguish · compunction · culpability · self-condemnation · heartache
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- reformationProcess of improving institutions
rehabilitation · renewal · rebirth · conversion · deliverance · sanctification · purification · reconciliation · amends · recovery
condemnation
Severe disapproval expressed formally
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
- trialJudicial examination of claims
verdict · sentence · justice · penalty · retribution · accountability · hellfire · damnation · wrath · penance
- archetypeshero, villain, trickster, mentor, mother
- sinnerstransgressor, evildoer, wrongdoer, blasphemer, idolater
- moralitymoral, moral values, immoral, moral principles, moral code
- Good and Evilgood, evil, good versus evil, virtue and vice, morality
- confessionconfession, absolution, admission, acknowledgment, declaration
- Luke 15prodigal son, lost coin, lost sheep, father, elder brother
sinnersaint
Canonized holy person
innocent · angel · good person · pure soul · holy one
sinnersaint
Canonized holy person
ascetic · puritan · abstainer · penitent · straight arrow
sinnersaint
Canonized holy person
holy man · blessed one · the elect · man of God · prophet
- sinner's prayerVerbal acceptance of faith