What is the opposite of Sin?

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0 The nearest is sinless. To some wholeness would represent a lack of sin. Hal the old anglo saxon word means whole hence the word holy. A very interesting question. Love to hear the theologian's version. 0-

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00It's certainly a question for theology. Generally speaking, I'd consider the opposite of 'sin' to be 'grace'. If you are free of sin, you are in 'a state of grace', are you not?02br
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00Grammar sins are, of course, never forgiven.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-

1font00You can commit a Sin, but not a Virtue. So, is there another term that can be used here? 02br
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01font00I think the original poster is seeking a word for the opposite of 01i00a sin, 02i00not for the whole concept of sin. I don't think English really has such a wo

0Hi Khoff,02br
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00Loosely speaking, one can easily find words to describe the opposite of 'sin'. However, it's trickier if one wants to be more precise. 02br
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00A 'sin' is essentially a religious term. On the other hand, a 'good deed' does not necessarily have to involve religion. A typical atheist, for example, would be uncomfortable with the idea

0 00I'm not quite sure about this, but according to the Dutch dictionary, the opposite of a sin is mortal sin. It is stated clearly that the latter is the antonym of sin. I have NO idea why.. I tried to find the antonym with Webster's dictionary, but without any results.. sorry02br
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00Welcome to the Forum.02br
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00No, a mortal sin is just a more serious sin, for example like using the present perfect incorrectly. (ha-ha)02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

0I'm with Clive, if the word 01i00sin 02i00is referring to the state of being separated from ***. 01i00Grace02i00 is the opposite of 01i00sin.02i0-

0I agree with you and Pienne. The opposite of committing a sin is doing good deeds because I looked up in the dictionary then I found the meaning of commit a sin is do wrong. So do right, do deeds ,do an act of kindness are its opposite.However, I recognized your scoff of learning the language is very graceful, It makes people remember all her life.. Moreover, in some contexts committing a si

0What about righteousness?0-