Bad
Bad noun - That which is morally unacceptable.
Usage example: there's bad and good in people of every race and nationality
Sin
Sin noun - That which is morally unacceptable.
Usage example: a minister who worries that modern society has abandoned the concept of sin
Both words in one sentence
- Adam is a Ghost Rider villain who felt bad about the whole original sin thing, and so plotted to use Ghost Rider's powers to burn sin out of the world.
Source: Biblical Bad Guy -
But he committed the ultimate sin and testified against other cops gone bad - cops that tried to kill him, but got the woman he loved instead.
Source: Series / Renegade - Notably, Sin chose to call Dinah "Sister," since the word "Mother" had bad connotations for her.
Source: One Bad Mother
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